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NAUTILUS 


A QUARTERLY JOURNAL 
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS 
OF CONCHOLOGISTS 


VOL. XXXI 
JULY, 1917, to APRIL, 1918 


EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS 
HENRY A. PILSBRY 


Curator of the Department of Mollusca, Academy of Natural Scieiices 
PHILADELPHIA 


CHARLES W. JOHNSON 


Curator of the Boston Society of Natural History 
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THE NAUTILUS, XXXII. 


INDEX TO TITLES, GENERA AND SPECIES. 


Acella haldemani (Desh. ) 121160 ip wy, AAP aR RR MORE AEE 92 
PeNGRE EST EWE SPECIES GOL sy h)5 ats Hie cierc e) , 6 ard sieve ware a 'e lai 142 
Amnicola bakeriana Pilsbry, n. sp. .............-.--- 44, 87 
Amnicola bakeriana nimia Pilsbry, n. var. ........... 45, 87 
med ClAarKeL-EMADEY, Ts SPs cs. 4 c+ seeing ce ae 45, 88 
AMTICO AY ONECIOA. EMS WITY TL. "BDs art We. elere bores 5 eich a aie ae 46, 88 
Aramcolids from Oneida Lake; N.Y... 2)... ss. 44, 87 
APP Maroons Ol MtIPPINES so). sc oc.k soe ete ase «shay 142 
PASTETOPER ANTE 1h GUNTER 1 89040) 0 a9 68a 3 ilo; arate: sca, Wie Si eyo le x8 35 
Ampullaria slobosa var. simistrorsa,......)...2.20---55- 36 
Aner ids Of Oneida ake IN GY oe od.2 0h. 2.005) eine erg oa 90 
Ancylidz, revision of the classification of North American 1 
PRTACUAB PENAL LOM ATARI So) tet oho cts, oa tity dd bee eet me dae 8 
PSE TEU TEMORDS MUTT is) cis vik cle. a diaials tela 0a aves, o) 4 Bias & Vai 5, 6 
A AVC NaS wih 21 VTS A I a OS PC 4 
Pe VLINS TRING US) CISA CAM ee cc's ceiver oeie idm = oily see Niele 3 
UIA. HIS WWRLKOT 2 0) oi, hyo ai we 60 siejerwa snes 8 
mewn fiyiaria pay (plas HOOD) spk sos ic. 2 es) cui 3 
Vai Ga alas ie Ue as a Sa Rg oil Oe) aR Pe a 114 
PE TRAIGEA Te UNTEIUSSM Gra ysis oa x ek add as osc hea Weak aya atiar Sealab, aa. 121 
Arkancia wheeler Walk. (6 Ortime. <4... cs been ae 112, 1271 
arkansas: molluses of Clark Cov. 60 Us den enn de 109 
USL AMEE GCHAR EA MOAR B eh oe) Sod aMaig'e lites, aiken ek cowlat/ gala aa. Bh 10 
PGES (Wilt te URAELY 90. SED e) (a) cy elo esajeras'e aslo ira elalaly oy aoa 11 
ReMi ee! NEPA EPI i ese ite Wah se aia oie oaae a ahaa ad 34 
Boreal land and freshwater shells, notes on ............ 12 
Pera OL A TISCEALIA, .< zine d stin wis ene < ol Lee wate Ot cuales Sees 140 
Maranelomalewisit Walker si. sou 0-/s.+ s.0sio<s saisinia vis esis 116 


Carychium exiguum floridanum, n. subsp. (pl. 8, f. 4,6). 73 
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NT . b s Sig S blue aic's pine os ae ROR 43 
OPCS. LIOR. ive p wine vind x50 sake wh eke eine 42 
Cerithopsis anaitis n. n. for C. helena Bartsch not Boettger 72 
Chondrus Reichenbach 1828, replaces Modicella Ads. 1854 81 


Cireinaria vancouverensis from Unalaska.............. 13 
Clark, William Bullock (obituary) .............e-ee0- 68 
Collecting shells in a corner of the Sierra Nevada ...... 31 
Crenodonta perplicata 0m! Mics sis noe eanw od onede 122 
Cuba, collecting days about the Naval Station, Guanta- 
TinmNO TSOV: .. dod sb 0's bb tue La Vos bP olee olwe alae ktae Went 41 
Cumberlandia monodonta Say...............2eeeeeees 121 
Drupa foliacea Conrad (pl. 9, f. 1, 2,3)............... 100 
Drupa moras tem (pl. 8. 2. 10). sea cee pea eae 102 
Drupa tubereulata Blainv. (pl. 9,:f> 4D) 055.5 hence 102 
Drnpa-vitiensis Puls, (pl.'9, £. 3) ies 4..4a te Boe nd nee 99 
Drupa walkere Pils. and Bryan, n. sp. (pl. 9, f. 4)...... 99 
Paymelin Verrall |: ., ss aos sake wae Pd oe ee 131 
Epiphragmophora callistoderma Pils. & Ferr., n. sp. (pl. 
MEAL) in cb wih ci ph om Eaig ey Se pante wipeeieceltcde ERnaee eaten 33, 93 
Epiphragmophora fidelis, albimistic .................. 72 
Epiphragmophora tudiculata Binn., var. .............. 33 
Epiphragmophora veatchii, station of ................- 144 
BCE VAG ULUY ORTEGA TOAY soso cck sinless § © oie o,4 atallaleie< Beate 118 
Ferrissia (Laevapex) diaphana Hald. (pl. 2, f. 4)...... 3 
Perrinsia rivularie Say (pli 2, 3,38) . 2145s. shee] alee see 3 
Berrissiinis Walker, Ti, ‘SUDIAM. 5 i65 core lau abides «> eee 2 
Penneroln, TAANMIORL eo is hip evs B82 eee oes aa 2 
Florida, a list of shells from the east coast of .......... 53 
Friday Harbor, Washington, a summer’s collection at... 95 
Fusconaia, a new type of the Nayad genus ............ 58 
Hnsconais, barnemsne Lea o.oo by» be chis be bee eee 59 
HPueccaain overkenais Call: |. oo. cc Sos ae Ee eee ee 
Fusinus sandwichensis Sowb. (pl. 9, f. 8).............-. 100 
Gastrocopta contracta climeana Van. ..............0-- 114 
Gratacap, Lonis Pope (obituary) ".\. s\ski<th ¢0.0ma ental 135 
Goniobasis livescens Menke 3... 5. 1c. us cqie Ces sh eee 88 
Gonionasis lawrencel Lies |. 0)... 5 visu oe & eee 117 
Gundiachia ancyliformis Pfr). 5)s°..5 4.25 shoe. nee 


Gundlachia hinkleyi Walker, n. sp. (pl. 1, f. 10-16, pl. 3, 
sai 


Helix hortensis at Digby, Nova Scotia ...............-. 58 
Helix nemoralis in Knoxville, Tenn................. 107, 133 
Ischnochiton conspicuus, notes on the variation of ...... 37 


Ischnochiton pilsbryanus Berry = I. (L.) nipponica 
Berry ois .fs hoy spo bss va ees ee eee 144 


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PRTC NCSU PANEED Semon claheyel is) ely c!'\c) lu ert) s4\s\2 eo) eee 4.00 6 2 4 
Kennerivia rorresterensis. To SPs.) insinse co 6c specs sec se> 134 
MAST eMURCE RM ets al a\'ats sc, eisielia\s) $16 4.608 esi «ata es 0,8 3 


Lampsilis minor and L. villosa, distinctive characters of. 15 
Lampsilis ventricosa cohongoronta in the Potomac River. 40 


anc elamatnensis' Hann, (pl 2) 8. 2)... ek wee oe 
Tare arelmices Moen (pt. 2 fDi ee eee ca eee os 2 
Lymnea emarginata mighelsii from Alaska ............ 12 
Dyaneine of Oneida bake: NY Ys vii. sce hens’ «aes 92 
Prachoceramits Tess) GUNG. oi) t oo, 6 5's ec 2 ens ols cee ste 0.8 2 43 
Mrcroniya: Menose: Nigerrimg Dea! 8 es ose s12 sao wore eee 118 
Mollusca of Clark County, Arkansas ..........h60.080 109 
Mollusea of Oneida Lake, N. Y., further notes on the... 81 
Mopalia imporcata lionotus, n. subsp. ...............-.. 126 
POSOUNYe PAS INCE Ura RAs Vie. StsSnccaft S <ipy lc ate ora! « 4:'s-050, sie aya Biay’ 125 
Mopala' muscosa laevior, 'n.’subsp. .........6...s00ese 126 
MirpeamcieLdispre Col 9.5) Qe ei oe aid dave a Gee 99 
Naiades, new genera and species of Central American... 47 
Nayades, the anatomy of two African ................. 75 
Ma ASA Sly cntayae Ny Cite fia scareranehera' a oie «tape otainizew, bast 47 
Mecounpa targjuhar: Pisbry) We SPs fs ysis cue swe cee eo « 50 
Nesopupa, prigualandiea MiG Pol... eae ee eee eee 51 
Nodmamardouclasme. a Unio: si. eis 2 ase eee eles « 128 
Nortomearolinta Tame SMOUS 1.853) el. ayes seye nee wee wie (ail 
Note on the relation of snail fauna to floods ............ 64 
LS DUES RAR CORA ALY WRITS 1S J et Se oa a 35, 71, 107, 144 
Nova. scotia, collectine at Ditby 00). Ss eek oe eens 57 
MN CEEOM CRE OME GIO Te i) Ye cc SO anes shoe Wicaherde) ele ate dae Wialsias 71 
Oreohelix handi Pilsbry & Ferriss, n.sp. ...........-- 31, 94 
Peristernia thaanumi Pilsbry & Bryan, n. sp. (pl. 9, f. 
PPMP IR Ma Peleus e, ore eae ee ey tana Gen usta CANS matty sl sieved ea ied sia a 101 
fewer OF Oneida Take, Woe Ye) als Seg bad. oe eee ae ees 89 
Franormidse of Oneida Lake, Ny Yo so cais esc ce aed ee 90 
Paton: SAMipsoml ANCE Y. Y's 7s) < 6 Ls soem o as saw etal gees 114 
Plecotrema cubense from the mainland of Florida ...... 55 
Evia Meret CULO Exar) Sha is) wales aipuae nleeie atepsesudreie aca s)$ 3 
Polygyra albolabris maritima in Massachusetts ......... 108 
Polygyra obstricta carolinensis Lea .................-6. 116 
On EA: BIT BE DORGAN)? | Ale. oa aie tbo) + aig Sibel Qe a, wi etatw Grae 36 
Polygyra columbiana from Unalaska .................. 13 
Polygyra texasiana tillandsiw Cockerell, n. var. ........ 36 
ESOT ys COLIC THOM %, Lio (tele ese widde Zc. e Ss cunt gierg ava eteyehal yi aes 36 
Psoronaias kuxensis Frierson, n. sp. (pl. 7, f. 1, 2)...... 48 
MBMGATONS TEGEIVOEO) .).'12). sclaredine aves <.saaeane 34, 69, 108, 140 
Beichenbech: 8: AOGLOPIS: i) <srcia ox a ah 6 la w'ehath are ela Gal Nar 79 


vi THE NAUTILUS. 


Rhodacmea cahawbensis Walker, n. sp. (pl. 1, f.4-6).... 7 
ETS Ft 5 ed ee Se 8 
Rhodacmea filosa Conrad (pl. 3, f. 2) ...........+ee00- 6 
Rhodacmea gwatkiniana Walk., n. sp. (pl. 1, f.3,7,9).. 9 
SOCAN RNTERIOUL) WN GURL sis Vales dihipie vie 0 pce» cee 8 


Rhodacmea rhodacme Walk., n. sp. (pl. 1, f. 1, 2, 8; pl. 
By Ra) isin pies ORAS Rete Woe ele ee oh Wkib his alelie ine bie 


Bnoanemes. W alkor, 3s Wes sae side cisco ocisie beena hoe 5 
Rnodaowmidrwins, ' ta. SAVERS» 5 5.5045 vin iets spade nekaSe n> 5 
Rnocosephala ' Walker, 31, Bech. .s 0 see wsls spe elena lee 8 
Sampson, Francis Asbury (obituary) ...............6. 137 
Shells collected at Anaheim Bay and vicinity .......... 103 
Pisaretus, bs ney Californian |. \.s). vee san xtc iinet ele othe 13 
Sinum californicum Oldroyd, n. sp. ..........-+.2eee0- 13 
Sonorella rooseveltiana Berry, n. sp. .......-...0ee00- 14 
Spatha Kamerunensis Walker 5 « «5 ao .a's.0:0+.¥ cnoileee~ vile 77 
SoA WHLDEIO FCPAUIRS ... ba ss fess ous, 's simp eB epee yas 77 
Sphaeriidex, notes on reproduction and growth in certain. 16 
Spnapruar or Oneida Lake Ml. Ys... 5 5'- ssls.0>s peep rene 
Strobilops labyrinthica texasiana Pils. & Ferr.......... 114 
PRD ORPIGE, POULIN CLIEBE "cA 55s eG 60.8 noon be cee Sec poe a 93 
Thysanophora caeca Guppy (pl. 8, £.3)...............- 75 
Thysanophora dioscoricola C. B. Ads. (pl. 8, f. 2)....... 75 
Thysanophora macneilli Clapp, n. sp. (pl. 8, f.1)....... 74 
Prmehyoermon Lowel, 21.500, s\n). 5s bs so ee Fee pe tee 127 
WR CHLOE TA TAUAS: 5\5..5 59 ened xcs ass dining SEA ole he ea ee 75 - 
Limo tétralasmus ‘Say (pl. 05: 2.4) «18 oe kines eae teen 49 
imoenide ot Oneida Dake MW: i... secs bediea te eee 83 
Unios, on the rate of growth of pond .................- 49 
Vallonia cyclophorella septuagentaria Pils. & Ferr., n. 
POBEE NEN Stans eALERTS ENE ntnl bts v-eioc eo ace MEER TOT AVR SLR Re tehE aaa ene 95 
Valvata tricarinata perconfusa Walker, n. n. ........ ‘es 
Val vecicee OF Oneida Linke, INN. cre atta ee oh wns shoe eka ee 89 
Vitrea radiatula circumstriata Taylor ................ 115 
Wavarrum. (8 POMPNBdO 0 i)o bs sye.tssosls » eis ieee wc eile eons 105 
Vavineride of Oneida Wake, NY on. ol cineesntonpp ier 86 
Viviparus malleatus and contectoides in Mass. ......... 107 
Wralkerolat ‘Elamrnball oils: cs! 0% site v.08 Gibevo lai le stoves ee ee 2 
Winkley, Rev. Henry W. (obituary) ............-e000- 136 
Zaehrysia emarginata Pir. (p74. 7) Aise.>srine eh ae eee 79 


Zachrysia ramsdeni Pils., n. sp. (pl. 7, f. 5,6) .......... 78 


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pee eer a) Pet er Sa oo e/a, ow id casa sila oo d/o salen 144 
EpemPpE RREEI SED nh eh) e a (eas) ds ow ew a alge ela alina'e 107 
SOUS EL. LEST AR ae Reba ieee a te eee Ae 71 
LE ts SA Bae leo Ck 14, 144 
eemence  WI MANOEL ERs Acr et 5 Sehr. a < dS ofa's. de cared awnete 99 
eg Sen We tss dete Spee hl ss sets x see 37, 103 
IRTP COR et re ae cia eis Se ss 4 dae tue 73 
REE ET a el eek atid cao og 36, 108, 133 
wD Sha sad or eA Bg 10, 12, 34, 93 
Lo DISSES SEDGE a PA 31 
2 TEAST La 6 Peg Be nih ee 47, 49 
PUES: LU DS ae ee en 16 
Pree ETT RO ie Ts a) sk thd Sia el nl de wale eee 2 137 
2A 8 CTT 2 oS oe A 41 
oD SETTERS GS Meteo SRC Paap ee Oe A 107, 186, 140 
eee hin eis yey es as Cu eae SMe a ek 72 
i /Tiys sy TU CARS Pe 9 ay eR Sen A Bae a 40 
EE ATG 2 a 13 
CE TIM CAS UB Pe PEP vO cena EY aE 95 
Rie iaieemitt APO i 2 ose sha eg'e aos ic 08, 75, 78, 93, 99, 128 
PSE EAE ADL Pro ance al vacua odin "ue ot 44, 50, 125 
LEPTIN ad ot a ote 2) SUM ds sae eae 64 
perp. Oalisaat DYER Ss i. able Sale os dec nteleeeaie 57, 105 
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Vou. XXXI. JULY, 1917. No. 1 


4& REVISION OF THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN 
PATELLIFORM ANCYLIDAE, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF 
NEW SPECIES. 


BY BRYANT WALKER. 


The North American patelliform species of Ancylidae can be 
conveniently and naturally arranged in eight genera and sub- 
genera according to their shell characters. These can again be 
grouped into three subfamilies characterized by the peculiarities 
of the radula and jaw. 

It was hoped that a study of the soft anatomy might reveal 
other peculiarities co-ordinating with those of the radulae, and 
for that purpose with the kind assistance of correspondents in 
England, South Africa and this country a very considerable 
amount of alcoholic material, representing nearly all of the 
characteristic groups, was collected, some of which will be very 
difficult to replace. This material was placed in the hands of 
a distinguished zoologist, who undertook to work it up. After 
appropriating and using the material thus obtained, it was a 
matter of bitter disappointment, after having waited for three 
years for the completion of the work, reported from time to 
time to be in progress, to be informed by the gentleman that 
he should not proceed further with the work as he did not think 
that it would ‘‘ pay for the trouble considering the more impor- 
tant anatomical details that await study among other families 
of mollusks.”’ 

Under these circumstances the subfamilies represented in our 


2 THE NAUTILUS. 


fauna must for the present be based wholly upon the peculi- 
arities of the radula and jaw. 

The arrangement of the Ancylidae proposed by Hannibal, 
(Pr. Mal. Soc. Lond., vol. x, 1912, p. 147), is not based upon 
any distinctions of systematic value. The genera and subgenera 
arranged under the different subfamilies are entirely heterogen- 
eous and in several instances genera and their subgenera appear 
in different subfamilies. The whole arrangement is absolutely 
futile and must be entirely disregarded. 

The arrangement that I would propose is as follows:— 


I. Subfamily Lancin%, Hannibal. 

Jaw as in Lymnaea with two accessory plates. Radula also 
Lymnaeid in character. Central tooth unicuspid or tricuspid, 
laterals bicuspid with large quadrate bases, marginals comb- 
like, the cusps extending beyond the base. 

This group was proposed, but without any definition, by 
Hannibal (Navt., vol. xxviii, 1914, p. 24). 


Genus Lanx Clessin. 
Lanz Clessin, Con. Cab., Ancylinen, 1880, p. 10. 
Type, Ancylus newberryi Lea. Example, Lanz patelloides 
(hea)é » (Pl. 2,etigeak. 


Subgenus Walkerola Hannibal. 
Walkerola Hannibal, Pr. Mal. Soc. Lond., X, 1912, p. 149. 
Type, Lanz ( Walkerola) klamathensis Hannibal, Pl. 2, fig. 2. 
Conchologically Walkerola appears to bear the same relation to. 
Lanz that Levaper does to Ferrissia. 


Genus FisHEROLA Hannibal. 
Fisherola Hannibal, Pr. Mal. Soc. Lond., X, 1912, p. 151. 
Type, Fisherola lancides Hannibal. 
Nothing has been published on the soft anatomy. It is 
placed here on account of its size, shape and habitat. 


II. Subfamily Ferrtssi1n=, n. subf. 


Jaw segmented in plates. Radula with a bicuspid central, 
laterals obliquely reflected with from two to five small cusps. 


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arranged somewhat like the teeth of a comb, marginals also 
comb-like, cusps not (usually) extending to the basal line. 


Genus Ferrissta Walker. 


Ferrissia Walker, Naut., XVII, 1903, p. 15. 
Type, Ancylus rivularis Say. Pi. 2, fig. 3. 


Subgenus Levapex Walker. 

Levapex Walker, Naut., XVII, 1903, p. 15. 

Type, Ancylus fuscus C. B. Adams. Example, Ferrissia 
(Levapex) diaphana (Hald.). Pl. 2, fig. 4. 

For reasons stated elsewhere (Naut., XXVI, p. 117), I can 
not follow Hannibal in subordinating Ferrissia to Levaper. I 
agree fully with Gwatkin (J. of Con., XIV, 1914, p. 147), that 
Ferrissia represents the most primitive type of radula, so far as 
yet known, in the Ancylide. The world-wide distribution of 
the genus is evidence tending in the same direction. Levapex 
is restricted to America and is, to my mind, clearly an offshoot 
from the more ancient Ferrissia stock. In addition to its pecu- 
liar shell characters, there is some evidence tending to show a 
slight divergence also in the character of the lateral teeth, but 
hardly sufficient to justify its generic distinction. 


Genus GuNDLACHIA Pfeiffer. 

Gundlachia Pfeiffer, Zeitschr. fur Malak., VI, 1849, p. 98. 
‘Type, Gundlachia ancyliformis Pfr. Pl. 3, fig. 1. 

Poeyia Bgt., (1862), and Kincaidella Hann., (1912), are 
synonyms, being based on immature or non-septate stages, but 
the latter name may be retained for the group with striate apices. 

Gundlachia, like Ferrissia, includes two groups characterized 
by the presence or absence of radial sculpture on the apex. 

I have examined all of the described species except G. cre- 
pidulina Guppy from Trinidad and G. lucasi Suter from New 
Zealand. 


Sub-genus Gwndlachia s. s. 


Apex smooth, except for light concentric wrinkles. Type, 
Gundlachia ancyliformis Pfr., Cuba. 
The following species also belong in this group: 


4 THE NAUTILUS. 


G. bakeri Pils., Brazil; hinkleyi Walker, Guatemala and Ajal- 
marsoni Pfr., Honduras and Texas. 


Sub-genus Kincaidella Hannibal. 


Apex radially striate. , 
Kincaidella Hannibal, Pr. Mal. Soc., London, XII, 1912, 
p. 148. Type, Ancylus fragilis Tryon—Gundlachia californica 

Row. 

Californica Rowell, (March, 1865), has priority over fragilis 
Try., (June, 1863), if the date given by Binney, (L. and F. 
W. Sh., II, p. 149), is correct. 

Kincaidella also includes the following species: 

G. beddomei Pett. (MSS.), and petterdi John. from Tasmania; 
neozelanica Suter from New Zealand; U’hotelleriei ‘‘ Bgt.’’ Walker 
from Egypt; a species as yet undescribed from Cape Colony, S. 
Africa; californica Rowell, meekiana Stimpson, stimpsoniana 8. 
Smith and undetermined species from Starved Rock, Ill. and 
Mobile, Ala., from the United States. 

The generic position of Ancylus woodsi John. from Tasmania 
would seem to be somewhat uncertain, (see Hedley, Navr., 
IX, p. 66), but, if not a Kincaidella, it is a Ferrissia, as the 
apex is radially striate. 

It is interesting to notice that Gundlachia s. s. is apparently 
restricted to the countries bordering the Gulf of Mexico and 
seems to be a purely American group, similar to Levapex, while 
Kincaidella, like Ferrissia s. s., has a range extending quite 
around the globe. Ifa natural rather than an artificial system 
of nomenclature could be used, Kincaidella would represent the 
older and really typical group and Gundlachia s. s., as a more 
recent off-shoot from the original race, would become a sub- 
genus. 

I have not seen Troschel’s description of the radula of G. 
ancyliformis mentioned by Hedley, (Naut., IX, p. 62). The 
radule of the three American species that have been figured, 
californica, meekiana and hinkleyi, are all very similar to each 
other and quite different from that of either Ferrissia or Leva- 
pex. That of G. neozelanica Suter as figured in T. N. Z., XXVI, 
pl. 14, fig. 5 is similar in the small number of cusps on the: 


THE NAUTILUS. 5 
side teeth, but differs in having them longer and sharper, those 
of the marginals extending beyond the base. This characteristic 
difference in the raduJa would seem to definitely establish the 
generic validity of the group. 


III. Subfamily Ruopacmern», n. subf. 


Jaw composed of numerous segmented plates. Radula with 
a long, slender central, unicuspid or faintly bicuspid, and with 
the base widely expanded in some species: the first lateral very 
large with an enormous mesocone, the blade-like cusp extend- 
ing beyond the base, the ectocone is back of the mesocone, en- 
tirely separated from it and has several small cusps; there is no 
endocone. The four laterals are similar in shape but diminish 
rapidly in size toward the margin, these are succeeded by two 
or three transition teeth, smaller and with more or less imper- 
fect cusps. The marginals are very small, rapidly decreasing 
in size toward the outer edge, with large quadrate bases, wider 
than high, vestigial, the cusps being nearly, if not quite, 
obsolete. 

The rows of teeth are more or less V-shaped and with the 
immense laterals and minute marginals present a remarkable 
appearence quite unlike any other group belonging to the family. 

Gwatkin, (J. of Con., XIV, 1914, p. 147), has already com- 
mented upon the resemblance of the radula to that of Brachypo- 
della. 

All of the species known to belong to this group have the 
apex of the shell tinged with pink. 


Genus RHODACMEA, DN. g. 


Shell patelliform, conical, elevated or depressed, apex tinged 
with pink. Radulaand jawasinthe subfamily. Soft anatomy 
otherwise unknown. 

Type, Ancylus filosus Conrad. Pl. 3, fig. 2. 

The species belonging to this genus are not confined to the 
Coosa drainage as Gwatkin supposed, but are also found in both 
the Tennessee and Ohio systems. 

As in Lanz and Ferrissia, two well marked groups are repre- 


6 THE NAUTILUS. 


sented in this genus, the one with an elevated and the other 
with a depressed shell. 


Section Rhodacmea, s. 8. 

Shell elevated. Radula with a unicuspid central, which has 
the base triangularly expanded; laterals with the cusp of the 
mesocone extending but little beyond the base and not over- 
lapping the base of the central tooth. 

Type, Ancylus filosus Conrad. 


I. Reopacmea Fritosa (Conrad). 

Ancylus filosa Conrad, F. W. Shells, 1834, p. 57. 

When I wrote of this species in 1904, (Naut., XVIII, p. 75) 
I had not seen any specimens from the Black Warrior River, 
Conrad’s original locality. The specimens then before me as 
was stated, were not typical in that they lacked the ‘‘ numerous, 
radiating, prominent lines’’ described by Conrad. Since that 
time a considerable amount of additional material has been 
received from Mr. H. H. Smith, which fully confirms the origi- 
nal diagnosis. One set from the Black Rock Shoals of the 
Black Warrior River are rather thin, of a light translucent green 
color with the apex tinged with rose and are very strongly radi-. 
ately striate, the ribs extending from the apex to the periphery. 
The largest specimen measures 4.25 x 3x2 mm. These shells 
are undoubtedly typical. 

Similar specimens are before me from the Coosa River from 
several localities, viz., two miles above Coosa Valley, St. Clair 
Co.; Ten’ Island Shoal near Lock no. 2; Leota Shoal; Three 
Island Shoal, Wilsonville, Shelby Co.; and Vincent Shoal, two 
miles above Upper Clear Creek. Also from Tallassahatchee 
Creek, four miles east of Childersburg; Beaver Creek at Greens- 
port and Canoe Creek. 

All the shells from these localities are quite typical in form, 
but are uniformly thicker and more heavily striated than the 
Black Warrior specimens. This heavily striated form seems to 
be the characteristic expression of the species in the Coosa and 
its tributaries. The Cahawba River specimens from Lewis and 
Call mentioned in my former paper, while lacking the strong 


THE NAUTILUS. 7 


Tadial striae, are in texture and shape like the typical shells 
from the Black Warrior. While this smoother form quite 
probably represents a local race worthy of recognition, as it has 
not been found by more recent collectors and no exact localities 
for it are known, it hardly seems advisable to do more than to 
call attention to its peculiarities until more definite information 
as to its precise range can be had. 


RHODACMEA CAHAWBENSIS, n. sp. Pi. I, figs. 4-6. 

Ancylus filosus Walker, Naut., XVIII, 1904, p. 76, pl. vi, 
figs. 1-6. 

Shell elevated, obtusely conical, broad oval, somewhat wider 
behind the apex than before it; apex obtuse, siightly behind 
the longitudinal centre of the shell, scarcely, if at all, turned 
toward the right side, apical sculpture entirely eroded in all 
specimens seen; yellow horn color slightly tinged with green, 
apex rose color; anterior slope convex toward the apex, straighter 
below; posterior slope nearly rectilinear; lateral slopes slightly 
convex, the left. being more oblique than the right; lines of 
growth strong and irregular, slightly rippled by radial lines, 
which sometimes become obsolete radial striez. 

Length 4.5; width 3.5; alt. 2.5 mm. 

Types, (no. 43453 Coll. Walker), from the Cahawba River, 
Gurnee, Shelby Co., Ala., collected by H. H. Smith. Cotypes 
in the collections of the Acad. of Nat. Science, Philadelphia, 
George H. Clapp and John B. Henderson. Also from Cahatchee 
Creek and Yellowleaf Creek, Shelby Co., Ala. The single 
specimen from the latter locality shows subobsolete radial stria- 
tion very much like the ‘‘ Coosa River’’ specimens in the Lewis 
collection which in my former paper I referred to jilosa, but 
which I now think belong to this species. The fact that the 
heavily striated jilosa is quite characteristic of the Coosa, where 
this species has not been found by Mr. Smith in his extensive 
collections, makes me doubt whether the Lewis shells really 
did come from the Coosa itself. Unfortunately no exact locality 
is given by Lewis and the question must remain undetermined. 

This species is more closely related to the elatior Anth. of the 
Tennessee drainage than to any of the known species of the 


38 THE NAUTILUS. 


Alabama system. Compared with that, it is smaller, narrower, 
with a more obtuse apex, the posterior slope is straight and 
not convex and the lateral slopes less oblique than in that 
species. The tinted apical area seems smaller than in the other 
species of the genus and is frequently lost entirely from erosion. 
The radula has not yet been examined, 


RHODACMEA ELATIOR (Anthony). 

Ancylus elatior Anthony, Ann. N. Y. Lyc., VI, 1855, p. 158, 
pl. v, fig. 20. 

No additional information in regard to this species can be 
given at this time except that the radula of a specimen from 
the Tennessee River at Florence, Ala., collected by Hinkley 
agrees with that of jilosa in the characters of the central and 
lateral teeth. A very considerable collection from the Tennes- 
see made by Mr. H. H. Smith has not yet been worked over 
and may add materially to our knowledge of the species when 
critically examined. 


RHODACMEA HINKLEYI (Walker). 

Ancylus (Ferrissia) hinkleyi Walker, Naut., XXI, 1908, p. 
139, pl. Ix, figs. 11-13. 

The species listed from the Tennessee River at Florence, Ala., . 
as ‘‘ Ancylus rhodaceus Walker’’ by Hinkley in 1906, (Nauvrt. 
XX, p. 40), but not described, is the same as that subsequently 
described under this name in 1908. The radula of the Tennes- 
see River specimens agrees with those of jilosa and elatior in 
sectional eharacters. 


Section Rhodocephala, n. sect. 


Shell depressed. Radula with a faintly bicuspid central 
which has the sides of the base straight and not expanded; 
laterals with the cusp of the mesocone extending far beyond 
the base and overlapping the base of the central tooth. 

Type Rhodacmea rhodacme Walker. 


RHODACMEA RHODACME, n. sp. PI. I, figs. 1, 2 and 8. 
Shell depressed, conical, obovate, the greatest width being 


THE NAUTILUS. 9 


just behind the apex, apex subcentral, only slightly behind the 
centre, obliquely elevated, acute, spine-like, somewhat turned 
toward the right side, finely radially striate, apical depression 
small, oval and situated on the left side of the tip of the apex; 
pale green with the apical region deeply tinged with rose color; 
anterior stope very slightly convex; posterior slope oblique and 
nearly rectilinear below the base of the apex; lateral slopes 
slightly convex and about equally oblique; growth lines regular, 
fine and distinct, the apical striae extend down over the upper 
part of the shell giving a shagreened appearance to the surface 
as they intersect the growth lines, but become mere ripples 
toward the margin. 

Length 5.25, width 4, alt. 1.25 mm. 

Types, (No. 20371 Coll. Walker), from the Coosa River at 
Williamsville, Shelby Co., Ala., collected by A. A. Hinkley. 
Cotypes in the collection of Mr. Hinkley. Also from the Coosa 
River above Wetumpka (Hinkley) and at Leota Shoals; Fort 
William Shoals; Shoal two miles above Coosa Valley; Vincent 
Shoal two miles: above Upper Clear Creek and Peckerwood 
Shoals (H. H. Smith). 

All of the Smith shells were found on or under stones, which 
is apparently the usual habitat of the species, differing in this 
respect from filosa, which is almost invariably found on living 
Pleuroceride. 

I have adopted for this species the very appropriate name 
suggested by Dr. Pilsbry soon after its discovery. 

The peculiar depressed shell of rhodacme with its spine-like 
apex and characteristic radula differentiate it very sharply from 
the species included under Rhodacmea s..s. and justifies the 
establishment of a special section for it and similar species. 


RHODACMEA GWATKINIANA, n. sp. PI. I, figs. 8, 7 and 9. 


Shell rather small, depressed conic, oval; apex nearly cen- 
tral, somewhat turned to the right, acute and spine-like, finely 
radially striate; apple-green with the apex tinted with old-rose 
color; anterior slope slightly convex; posterior slope oblique 
and nearly straight below the projecting apex; lateral slopes 
straight below the base of the apex and equally oblique; growth 


10 THE NAUTILUS. 


lines rather coarse and irregular, the entire surface covered with 
low, coarse, rather distant radial striae extending to the edges. 

Length 3.5, width 2.5, alt. 1 mm. 

Types, (No. 43454 Coll. Walker), from Butting Ram Shoals, 
Coosa Co., Ala., collected by H. H. Smith. Cotypes in the 
collections of T. H. Aldrich, George H. Clapp and John B. 
Henderson. 

All of the specimens were found on living Pleuroceride. 

This beautiful little species, which groups with rhodacme in 
its depressed shape and spine-like apex as well as in its radular 
characteristics, differs from it in its small size, more regularly 
oval shape and the greater development of radial strize over the 
surface. 

It is named in remembrance of the late Rev. Prof. H. M. 
Gwatkin of Cambridge, England, to whom I am indebted for 
practically all of the radula preparations used in this paper and 
who was the first to observe and point out the remarkable char- 
acter of the radula in the different species of the genus. 

I am indebted to Dr. Pilsbry for the slide representing the 
radula of Lanx patelloides. All of the other radule figured 
were prepared by Prof. Gwatkin, and all of the figures were 


drawn by Mrs. Lydia M. H. Green formerly connected with the. . 


U. S. National Museum. 


A NEW SPECIES OF ASTARTE FROM ALASKA. 


BY WILLIAM HEALEY DALL. 


In 1865 Dr. Philip Carpenter described from a single speci- 
men a species of Astarte from Puget Sound, to which he gave 
the specific name of compacta. This type remains in the collec- 
tion of the National Museum as number 4509. 

This species has remained extremely rare, only three or four 
others, some eroded and doubtful, have come to hand during 


the half-century which has passed. This is probably due to. 
the fact that the right locality had not been dredged, for the- 


THE NAUTILUS. Hy 


species of this genus are usually very abundant in their chosen 
places. 

Recently Mr. G. Willett, warden of the Forrester Island res- 
ervation in southern Alaska, has succeeded in getting an excel- 
lent shell-collection at this isolated spot; among the shells thus 
obtained was a good series of Astarte compacta. With this, and 
for a time confused with the latter, is what seems to be a new 
species of Astarte, which Mr. Willett in arranging his collection 
was the first to discriminate. He had the kindness to send me 
his fine mounted series of both species for examination, the re- 
sult of which is not only that a new species is identified, but 
it is shown that A. compacta as well as the new form belong to 
the typical section of the genus, both forming at intervals cren- 
ulation of the inner margin of the valves. The only specimens 
of A. compacta previously available happened to be in the stage 
without crenulations. 

The new form is best described by a comparative diagnosis. 


ASTARTE WILLETTI, 0. sp. 


Shell small, of a yellowish-brown externally, milk-white in- 
ternally ; the external sculpture of small concentric waves is 
more regular and constant than in compacta ; the form is more 
oval and the beaks more anterior than in that species, and wil- 
letti appears to attain a larger size. In compacta the lunule is 
relatively narrower and longer than in the new species. In the 
interior the hinge of the latter is better developed than in com- 
pacta, all three teeth being usually represented, while in com- 
pacta the posterior and particularly the anterior cardinal is fre- 
quently obsolete or absent. The shell substance of A. compacta 
is more translucent and bluish, and the crenulations of the valve 
margin when present are distinctly smaller and less conspicu- 
ous than in willetti. 

The measurements of two forms are as follows, the largest 
specimen of a series of some twenty-five specimens being selected 
in each case. 

Height. Length. Diameter. 
A. willetti 14 16 8 mm. 
A. compacta 12 12 6 mm. 


12 THE NAUTILUS. 


The specimens were dredged in about 50 fathoms. The um- 
bones in A. willetti are 6.0 mm. behind the anterior end of the 
shell; 4n A. compacta about 5.5 mm., the result being that the 
latter has a more triangular outline. The type of A. willett? is 
number 216364 of the catalogue of mollusks of the U. S. Na- 
tional Museum. 


NOTES ON BOREAL LAND AND FRESHWATER SHELLS. 


BY WM. H. DAULL. 


The National Museum has received a small lot of fresh-water 
shells from Dr. T. E. Winecoff, stationed at Fort Yukon, 
Alaska, nearly on the Arctic circle, which are of more than 
ordinary interest. They were collected from a small pond near 
the fort and the large Lymnaea abounded in such numbers as 
to give a pinkish tint to the water in which they were, accord- 
ing to the collector. The species are: 


Lymnaea appressa Say, rather small for the species, and of a 
brownish tint not unlike the usual color of L. palustris. 

Iymnaea palustris Miller. Ordinary type and size. 

Lymnaea emarginata mighelsii Binney. Not known so far 
northwest. 

Planorbis trivolvis Say, medium size, abundant. 

Planorbis crista Linné, one specimen. Nearest known locality 
is Carberry, Manitoba. 

Pisidium vesiculare Sterki, one specimen. 

During a cruise in Bering Sea last summer, Mr. G. Dallas 
Hanna touched at St. Mathew Island in the northern part of 
Bering Sea. From small ponds in the island he obtained the 
following species: 

Aplexa hypnorum Linné. 

Planorbis parvus Say. 

Valvata mergella Westerlund. 

Pisidiwm scutellatum? Sterki. 

Succinea chrysis Westerlund. 


THE NAUTILUS. 13 


Several times during the last few years I have received the 
two forest snails Polygyra columbiana and Circinaria vancouver- 
ensis from Unalashka. At first I felt confident that some error 
had occured in labeling, as during my visits at that locality, 
1871 to 1880, there was no grove or forest to shelter them and 
assiduous collecting failed to reveal their presence. However, 
in 1899 I found the transplanted Sitka spruce planted on one 
or two of the islets in the bay had made an extraordinary growth, 
and as these snails are always associated with the spruce and 
fresh specimens have been lately received from the locality, I 
can no longer doubt that the introduction of the species and its 
acclimation have been successful. The Circinaria are small and 
of a dark olive-green, the Polygyra normal. 


A NEW CALIFORNIAN SIGARETUS. 


BY MRS. IDA S. OLDROYD. 


SINUM CALIFORNICUM, N. sp. 


Shell white, convex, spirally striate above, with epidermis of 
a rusty yellow; a thin columellar callus reflected nearly over 
the umbilicus showing only a faint trace of umbilicus; interior 
snow-white. This has been called Sigaretus debilis Gld., but it 
is not like the specimens from Lower California. It differs 
from S. concavum in not being as convex, and the interior being 
white, and the early whorls are much smaller, and from S. debile 
in being convex and larger. SS. debile is very flat, the early 
whorls are smaller and fewer. Length of shell 38 mm., breadth 
18 mm., height 18 mm. 

The type comes from San Pedro, California. The type and 
nine specimens are in the Oldroyd collection at Stanford Uni- 
versity. Others are in the collection of the U. S. Nat. Museum, 
from localities ranging from Monterey, Cal., to Todos Santos 
Bay, Lower Cal. 


14 THE NAUTILUS. 
A NEW SONORELLA FROM ARIZONA. 


BY S. S. BERRY. 


Mr. George Willett has sent in specimens of a Sonorella from 
Gila County, Arizona, which do not seem referable to any of the 
described species. A diagnosis is accordingly offered below. 


SONORELLA ROOSEVELTIANA new species. 

The shell is depressed. In the type the spire is low conoidal, 
but in some specimens is higher, while in others is raised but 
little above the level of the principal whorl ; umbilicate, the 
umbilicus contained about eight times in the major diameter ; 
very thin and fragile. Whorls 44 to 44. Embryonic whorls a 
little less then 14, the initial half-whorl very finely, irregularly, 
radially, wrinkled-costulate, the wrinkles becoming finer and 
more wavy in the following whorl, where they are crossed by 
a series of fine, delicate, raised lines, passing obliquely down- 
ward and forward from the summit of the whorl] to the suture, 
the sculpturing sometimes showing with beautiful regularity 
over most of the whorl. Yet when aseries of shells is examined 
the finer sculpturing shows great variation. Frequently the ~ 
incised lines are more or less interrupted, especially near the 
summit, into elongate papillae which later coalesce. Some- 
times lines or papillae are evident running in a direction counter 
to those just described and intersecting them. Above the sum- 
mit, where the wrinkly lines of growth come closer together, 
the appearance is more granular and less distinct, but occasional 
traces of similar lines apparently pass obliquely downward 
(actually upward on account of the depression of the whorl at 
the suture) and backward from the superior suture to the sum- 
mit. In most of the specimens the fine wrinkling becomes al- 
most granulose. The next whorl-and-three-quarters show irre- 
gular growth-lines crossed obliquely by lines of minute papillae, 
though I can make out no bristles with the aid of such magni- 
fying power as happens to be by me. The last whorl is appar- 
ently smooth except for the lines of growth. This whorl is 
moderately wide and descends slightly in front. The aperture 


THE NAUTILUS. 15 


is subcireular and very oblique. The peristome is thin, its 
margin only slightly thickened and scarcely at all expanded or 
reflexed except at the base. There is an excessively delicate 
parietal callus. The type measures, alt. 8, major diam. 16.5, 
lesser diam. 14 mm. ; diam. of umbilicus 2 mm. ; aperture § x 
8 mm. 

Largest specimen, alt. 11, major diam. 19 mm. 

Smallest adult, alt. 7, major diam. 15 mm. 

Type: Cat. No. 3733 of the writer’s coilection. A paratype 
is Cat. No. 117086 of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Phil- 
adelphia, and another is in the collection of George Willett. 

Type Locality : Roosevelt, Gila County, Arizona; in rock 
slides on north slopes, 2200 ft. altitude. 31 specimens exam- 
ined, taken by Mr. George Willett, December 15, 1914, and 
November 1916. 

Remarks: Although the shell characters of this modest species 
offer no very striking peculiarities, I have been unable to iden- 
tify it with any of the sixty or so described members of the 
genus. There is apparently no end to the Arizonan Sonorellas. 
As compared with the other species of which I have seen speci- 
mens, S. rooseveltiana seems more than usually thin and fragile. 
The general porportions of the shell, as the spire, aperture, and 
so on, are quite variable. 

Some of Mr. Willett’s shells have found their way into other 
collections as S. coloradoensis Stearns, from the figures a quite 
different species. 

Redlands, California. 


THE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERS OF LAMPSILIS MINOR AND 
L. VILLOSA. ; 


BY T. VAN HYNING. 


In sending out specimens of the Unionidae of Florida from 
the Florida State Museum, we have stated of Lampsilis villosa 
B. H. Wright, and Lampsilis minor Lea, that it was impossible 
to differentiate with certainty all of the adult specimens; this 


16 THE NAUTILUS. 


being due to the eroded umbones, but with young specimens 
showing umbonal sculpture, it was an easy matter. Simpson 
says in his Descriptive Catalogue for both species, that the um- 
bonal sculpture was not seen; hence no description. This 
museum has numerous specimens of young and adult of both 
species recently collected, and the young show the umbonal 
sculpture of both species to be composed of about four coarse 
ridges; in minor they are circular and in villosa V-shaped looped. 

Mr. Frierson, in a letter of November 27, '16, writes that he 
has discovered how to differentiate the adults of these two 
species. He calls attention to an additional small muscle scar 
(cicatricula?) at the upper end of the anterior muscle scar 
(cicatrix) in minor. 

I have just found time to go over the specimens in this 
museum and open them up, and separate them according to 
Mr. Frierson’s discovery, and I am now prepared to give some 
additional information. In the majority of specimens a glass 
is required to see the small scar referred to, and then in the 
majority of specimens the small scar, instead of being separate, 
is but an extension of the larger one, which makes it still 
harder to determine. Simpson says, of minor, ‘‘ anterior scars 
deep,’? and of villosa ‘‘muscle scars scarcely impressed.’? In 
opening a shell, the deep scar in minor is at once noticeable from 
the shallow one of villosa. Minor is a heavier, wider, and shorter 
shell than villosa, and the anterior distance from the umbo is 
shorter in minor. 

Florida State Museum. 


NOTES ON REPRODUCTION AND GROWTH IN CERTAIN VIVIPAROUS 
MUSSELS OF THE FAMILY SPHAERIIDAE. 


BY RALPH J. GILMORE. 


The present study was undertaken in an effort to determine 
the nature of the reproductive process in certain common forms 
of the family Sphaeriidae. For a long time incubation of the 
young has been known to occur in European forms, but no in- 
vestigation has been made of related forms from America. 


THE NAUTILUS. 17 


HistoricaL. Jacobsen (1828) noted the fact that embryos 
of Cyclas develop in sacs. He observes that ‘‘each ovary is 
composed of a number of small cylindrical sacs or capsules. 
When impregnated, these sacs increase in bulk and gradually 
protrude from the abdomen. By this protrusion they are intro- 
duced into the gill cavity but still retain connection with the 
interior membrane of the ovary. These capsules contain the 
eggs and the young are developed in them. Each one contains 
but one egg or young one. As soon as the young has reached 
a certain size, the capsule bursts and the young is ejected into 
the gill cavity. We find in the gill cavity at one and the same 
time, capsules and young both large and small.’’ Apparently 
the only part of Jacobsen’s observations which is correct, is the 
fact that the young develop in sacs. Later authors fail to con- 
firm his work. Oskar Schmidt (1854) investigated the anatomy 
of Cyclas calyculata. Franz Leidig (1855) studied the anatomy 
of Cyclas cornea. Stepanoff (1865) was the first to point out 
the brood pouch of Cyclas in its true relation. His observations 
were confirmed in 1885 by Ziegler. However, the work of 
both of these men was directed mainly toward segmentation and 
development of the embryo and their observations on the brood 
pouch were mere casual notes. In one of his plates Ziegler 
shows a diagrammatic figure including a small portion of a 
brood pouch. De Bruyne (1898) in a work on phagocytosis 
figures a brood pouch. Poyarkoff (1910) published a prelim- 
inary note on the incubation of embryos of Cyclas. This was 
followed in 1911 by a paper on the same form by Schereschewsky. 
Both of these authors gave considerable attention to the cellular 
structure of the pouch, its origin and function. The only work 
that has been published on American forms is that of Drew, 
who in 1894 described the anatomy of Sphaerium sulcatum. 

MarerIAL. The material for this work was collected during 
the summer and fall of 1913, from ponds and streams in the 
neighborhood of Ithaca, N. Y. Two forms were observed, 
Calyculina truncata and Sphaerium sinile. 

Calyculina truncata is one of the smallest of the Sphaeriidae. 
It averages about eight millimeters long, and seven high. The 
shell is very fragile, rhombic ovate, the posterior part very 


18 THE NAUTILUS. 


squarely cut off, the anterior broadly rounded. The surface is 
smooth and shining with very fine lines of growth. The color 
is light yellowish green or greenish horn. It occurs in clear 
fresh-water ponds or the sheltered parts of rivers, usually em- 
bedded in soft sticky mud, the siphons protruding just above 
the surface. Very often it may be seen climbing about on sub- 
merged vegetation. The seasons of greatest apparent abundance 
are the spring and early summer months. It quite frequently 
occurs in ponds which are dry throughout the greater part of the 
year. 

Sphaerium simile is one of the largest species of the family. 
An adult specimen may be eighteen millimeters long and thir- 
teen millimeters high. The shell is rather solid, almost equila- 
teral, transversely oval (Fig. 10), the anterior and posterior 
margins almost equal, The surface is shining, pale green, with 
coarse growth-lines in young specimens but in older ones it is 
dull, dark brown to black with only those growth-lines evident 
which mark the ends of growth, periods. It prefers clear, cold 
streams but may be found in quiet pools of rivers and lakes. 
It buries itself in soft mud or debris usually an inch or more 
below the surface. It communicates with the water above 
through a small hole in the mud. I have no record of this 
form occurring in places which are not well supplied with water 
throughout the year. 


MernHops. During the early part of the work, expanded 
animals were fixed in hot water or hot mercuric chloride. 
This method had one great advantage, in that it allowed very 
litte contraetion of organs. But for cell structure the following 
was found to be better. The animals were prevented from 
completely closing the shell by a small piece of wood inserted 
between the valves. In this condition they were placed in cold 
saturated mercuric chloride with two to three percent of glacial 
acetic acid. They were kept in the fixer for twenty-four hours. 
The acidity of the fixer removed nearly all of the calcium salts 
of the shell. The remainder was removed by one half to one 
percent of hydrochloric acid in sixty-seven percent alcohol. 
The entire animal was imbedded in paraffin. Serial sections 
were cut from six to ten microns in thickness. Delafield’s 


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Haematoxylin and orange G. in ninety-five percent alcohol were 
‘used as stains. 

In order to establish the relation of the brood pouch to the 
gill filaments and water spaces a wax model of parts of a gill 
was constructed from drawings made on an Edinger machine. 

REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS. The animal is hermaphroditic. The 
‘reproductive organs are situated beneath the pericardium and 
behind the stomach (Figs 1, 2, 8,4). They consist ofa pair 
of racemose glands, the anterior part of which produce sperm 
and the posterior eggs. A common genital duct continues 
backward, opening into the cloacal chamber of the inner gill 
near the opening of the kidney. 

Plate V, Fig. 2, represents the essential parts of an egg fol- 
licle. Each follicle is lined with a single layered epithelium 
‘supported by a very heavy basement membrane. Eggs develop 
by the enlargement of certain cells of the lining epithelium. 
When a developing egg has grown to four or five times the size 
-of the neighboring cells it is pushed out of its position by a 
pedestal-like growth of the basement membrane. Thus pro- 
jected into the lumen of the follicle, it continues to develop until 
mature, when it drops off. 

The sperm-producing follicles (Fig. 3) are irregularly spher- 
ical and arranged about their common duct like the parts of a 
raspberry. ach follicle is made up of a mass of sperm mother 
‘cells about its outer part and either fully formed or young 
sperm cells near the center. The center is hollow and com- 
municates with the common sperm duct. This duct (Pl. V, 
Fig. 3) extends a short distance backward where it receives the 
product of the egg follicle, continuing from that point to the 
exterior as a common genital duct. 

Regarding maturation and fertilization Stepanoff (1865) ob- 
serves, ‘‘ When the egg has reached a certain size it separates 
more and more from the wall of the basement tissue until it at 
last becomes free, in the inner part of the follicle and later falls 
into the outlet of the sex glands. The separation is affected by 
the increase of the yolk mass and the resulting weight of the 
egg. Eggs thus fallen into the duct become surrounded by a 
mass of fully formed sperm, so that, without doubt, fertilization 


20 THE NAUTILUS. 


occurs in this place.’? Schereschewsky says, ‘‘ Fertilization 
takes place in the gill chamber.” In the majority of the speci- 
mens of Calyculina and Sphaerium ripe sperm and eggs were 
found to occur in the same individual. None of the specimens 
had eggs in the genital duct. 

BREEDING Seasons. The breeding season probably continues 
through the greater part of the year. Observations on this 
point have been very meager. Animals taken in November and 
December of 1913 were found to contain, in newly formed brood 
pouches, eggs some of which were unsegmented and others in 
very early cleavage stages. Considerably over fifty adult speci- 
mens have been sectioned. All were found to contain young 
in several stages of development. 


Gitts. Before considering the structure of the brood pouch 
it will be necessary to look into the structure of the gills. The 
gills are four in number, an outer and aninner pair. The outer 
is much smaller than the inner and falls short anteriorly by 
about a fourth of its length. Each gill has two lamellae. The 
outer lamella of the outer gill is attached to the mantle; the 
inner lamella of the outer gill is attached to the outer lamella 
of the inner gill and the inner lamella of the inner gill is at- 
tached to the body. It is the outer lamella of the inner gill 
which contains the brood pouches. 

The lamellae are made up of gill filaments (Figs. 7, 8, and 
11). <A typical filament may be compared to a rubber tube 
sharply bent on itself to form a letter Y. Each filament of one 
lamella is therefore continuous with one of the other lamellae. 
The open part of the letter Y represents the cloacal chamber. 
All water which passes between the filaments finds its way into. 
this chamber and from thence to the exterior. In the anterior 
and posterior parts of the gill the cloacal chamber is very much 
reduced (Figs. 8 and 11). 

Each filament is a hollow tube which in frontal section ap- 
pears as an irregular ellipse (Figs. 8 and 11). The outer part 
is made up of a single layer of heavy cells, strengthened by 
chitinous rods (Fig. 8). The inner part is a single layer of 
flattened cells forming a very thin membrane. The hollow 


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part of a filament is the blood space. This blood space may be 
rossed by an irregular loose network of web-like threads. 
These probably serve to prevent the membrane from collapsing. 
In the ventral part of the gill, except at the ventralmost part, 
the blood spaces of the two lamellae are kept separate as is shown 
(Figs. 5, 7 and 11). 

At irregular intervals adjacent filaments are joined by inter- 
filamentary junctions (Figs. 7, 8 and 11). Small ribbon-like 
bands of fibrous chitin may join several filaments for a short 
space. These by holding the filaments together give definite 
shape to the lamellae which would otherwise be a tangle of 
tubes. Another type of junction (Fig. 8) is made by the direct 
fusion of the elements of two adjacent filaments. This is the 
more common form of junction in the dorsal part of the gill. 
At the most dorsal part the filaments lose their identity entirely 
and fuse to form large blood spaces. 

Between the filaments are water spaces which communicate 
with the mantle chamber on the outside and the cloacal cham- 
ber on the inside. Water is kept flowing from the mantle cham- 
ber to the cloacal chamber and the excurrent siphon by cilia. 
The outer surface of the filaments is covered with short cilia, the 
sides have a narrow row of longer ones. 

CIRCULATION OF THE BLoop. The most important function 
of the gills is the purification of the blood. Blood leaves the 
ventricle by two main arterial trunks, the one supplying the 
anterior and the other the posterior part of the body. These 
vessels end in blood spaces which have no definite wall. The 
spaces of the greater part of the body pour their blood into the 
inner lamella of the inner gill (Fig. 5). Passing first ventrally 
in this lamella, it turns at the bottom of the gill and comes up- 
ward through the outer lamella. In the dorsal part of this 
dJamella the filaments fuse to form a large sinus which becomes 
the auricle and empties into the ventricle. The outer gill de- 
rives its supply of blood from the mantle and such parts of the 
body as are near by. Blood enters the outer lamella, crosses to 
the inner lamella and enters the heart by the same channel 
that carries blood from the inner gill. It should be noted that 
the brood pouches are admirably located. For they are bathed 


22 THE NAUTILUS. 


by blood which has just left the alimentary tract and later 
received its supply of oxygen. 

Broop Poucn. Fig. 8 represents a fully formed brood pouch 
as seen in frontal section. The pouch has two distinct walls, an 
outer and an inner. ‘These are direct continuations of the 
heavier portions of adjacent gill filaments. The outer wall con- 
sists of a thin one-celled membrane made of flat expanded cells. 
This wall is, in every respect, similar to the membranous part 
of the gill filaments. The inner wall is also made up of a single 
layer of cells. A part of this wall is similar to the outer wall 
though the major portion is composed of very thick glandular 
cells. Between the outer and the inner walls is a blood space. 
This space is a modification of the spaces of the two filaments 
to which the two walls are attached (Fig. 11). Numerous web- 
like cross threads occur in the blood space. These are similar 
to those which are found in the spaces of typical filaments. 
They furnish another proof that the two walls are mere modifi- 
cations of filaments. The brood pouch may contain but one 
embryo (as in Fig. 8) or it may enclose a number (as in Fig. 
11). A pouch may involve two filaments and only two (as in 
Fig. 8) or it may be constructed from the parts of several. 
The inner wall of such a pouch is thrown into folds which di- 
vide it into communicating chambers. These folds probably 
represent the contributions of the several filaments. 

Just how the pouch originates is still an open question. 
Stepanoff (1865) and Schereschewsky (1913) believe it to be a 
modification of gill filaments. In Calyculina and Sphaerium 
all the available evidence points to such an origin. The wax 
model shows the pouch to be a modification of ordinary fila- 
ments. The same filaments enter into the structure of the 
pouch throughout its extent. 

Poyarkoff (1910) offers this theory for the origin of the pouch: 
‘‘When the embryo comes into contact with the gill filaments, 
it is surrounded and enclosed by leucocytes. Later these ar- 
range themselves in two layers forming the brood pouch.’? He 
considers ‘‘the incubation of embryos in Cyclas as a case of 
ectoparasitism accompanied by the formation of a follicle at 
least in part, perhaps altogether mesodermal.’’ Schereschewsky 


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"reviews Poyarkoff’s work and can find no good evidence to 
substantiate it. 

One fact may be significant to show that the glandular inner 
wall is not a structure which must be derived from other sources 
than filaments. In the dorsal part of the gills all of the fila- 
ments are fused to form a heavy-walled blocd sinus. This wall 
is made up of cells which, in every respect, resemble those of 
the inner wall of the brood pouch. 

NUTRITION OF THE EmpBryo. Schereschewsky observes that 
the embryo in the brood pouch is bathed by a distinet fluid 
which contains many acidophile granules. This fluid is the 
secretion of the large gland cells of the inner wall of the pouch. 

Poyarkoff has a different theory. He says, ‘‘ there are large 
cells of the inner wall of the brood pouch which serve for the 
nutrition of the embryo. At a certain time they become de- 
tached and fall into the lumen of the pouch. Their cytoplasm 
becomes homogeneous and eosinophile. Their nuclei take a 
uniform stain. The chromatin granules become almost com- 
pletely indistinct. The embryo swallows these large cells. I 
have found these large shells in the intestine of some embryos. 
Stepanoff (1865) and Ziegler (1885) have noted this mode of 
nutrition.’’ Poyarkoff further observes that the cells which 
have thus fallen into the cavity are replaced by leucocytes. 
Figure 9 is a copy of one of his illustrations. Schereschewsky 
has reviewed these observations and can find no evidence to 
justify them. In Calyculina and Sphaerium I have found un- 
doubted evidence of secretion in the brood pouch. I have 
found a few cells thrown out into the lumen of the pouch but 
have considered this a normal phenomenon to be expected 
among actively secreting cells. As to the cells supposed to have 
been eaten by the embryo, may these not have been parasites ? 


SexuaL Maturity. Gross examination of the gills of Sphae- 
rium revealed young so large that it was thought probable that 
these young might themselves be bearing embryos. Examina- 
tion of microscopic sections proved that such a condition does 
not exist. The smallest specimen found to contain young was 
ten millimeters long. This is two millimeters longer than the 


24 THE NAUTILUS. 


largest young one found within the brood pouch. Several 
nine-millimeter specimens were sectioned but none were found 
to contain young. Young six, seven, and eight millimeters 
long have sex organs fully formed. I have no sections of very 
small Calyculina. The young of this form within the parent’s 
gills are in the same stages of development as to the sex organs, 
as those of Sphaerium. 

In the table which follows are included the results of gross 
examination of a number of Sphaeria. This is incomplete, 
since it was not possible to determine the presence of any young 
under five tenths of a millimeter. The animals examined were 
taken during July, 1913. 


Size Total Total Percentage 
Length inmm. Examined Bearing young Bearing Young 
7 3 0 0 
8 12 0 0 
9 27 0 0 
10 21 0 0 
11 30 0 0 
12 45 0 0 
13 30 2 6.6 
14 40 10 25 
15 47 22 46.8 
16 64 51 80 
17 64 53 83 
18 14 14 100° 
19 4 | 100 
SPHAERIUM BEARING YOUNG OVER .5 MM. Lone. 
iss Number bearing Total of Per cent of 
young class class 
13 2 30 6.6 
14 10 40 25. 
15 22 47 46.8 
16 51 64 80. 
17 53 64 83. 
18 14 14 100. 


19 4 4 100. 


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S1zE oF YOUNG TAKEN FROM ABOVE SPHAERIUM BY GROSS 


DISSECTION. 
Size Frequency Per cent of whole 
oO 1 04 

A 16 6. 
1.5 6 2. 

2. ov 14, 
2.5 9 3. 

3. 26 10 
3.9 3 1 

4, 28 10 

5. 37 14 

6 41 15 

7 55 20 

8 8 3 


267 young from 400 adults taken haphazard. 


The size of the young was found to be independent of the 
size of the parent. An eight-millimeter young is as likely to 
be in a fourteen-millimeter parent as in one of eighteen milli- 
meters length. The majority of the above contained two young, 
one in each inner gill. A few contained four. 

Similar data were taken from Calyculina which were killed 
in June 1913. 


Length of Parent pyimined  gunng” = young 
7 1 1.5 7 
6 I! 1. 4 
8 1 1.5 9 
7 1 1.5 16 
7 1 1.5 10 
8 1 2. 5 
7 } 5: 3 


The great variation in the number of young is probably due 
to the fact that some had already emerged from the parent 
pouch. I have no records which include totals of young of all 
stages. In one specimen I was able to count twenty-four. 


26 THE NAUTILUS. 


No method has been discovered for determining the age of 
young or the period of incubation. I am inclined to believe 
that young in Calyculina are carried for one year or more. In 
a pond which was under observation for a period of over a year, 
adults were found in April to contain fully formed young. This 
pond had been dry from July of the year preceding until it 
became filled by melting snow in March. It had no inlet or 
outlet and received no overflow floods from any nearby ponds 
or streams. The number of young produced is probably ten to 
twenty in Calyculina and two to four in Sphaerium. These 
figures are based on the fact that these species during early 
spring contain about the above numbers of young, which when 
removed from the mother are able to take care of themselves. 


AGE IN SpHAERIUM. The distinctness of growth-areas or rings 
in Sphaerium led to the belief that age might be determined 
by correlating size and number of rings. The entire surface of 
the shell (Pl. VI, Fig. 10) is thrown into narrow parallel ridges 
which represent growth-lines. At the beginning of a season 
these lines are widely separated; at the end they are crowded 
very closely together. One of these areas constitute a growth 


ring. In many specimens the several rings are further marked. 


by slight differences of color due to deposits on the shell. The 
rings are usually very distinct though there are many forms in 
which they are very faintly differentiated. 

The following table includes results obtained by measuring 
Sphaerium simile. 


Total rinige Number Ran ge of size A verage size 
examined in mm. m mm. 
1 46 5-10 8.6 
2 58 9-14 11.2 
3 86 OL 1F 13.2 
4 116 12-18 16,9 
5 67 12-19 17 
6 20 12-19 17 
7 6 16-19 17 
8 1 18 18 


—— ee 


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While the above results are not conclusive they are certainly 
not altogether negative. The following facts seem significant. 


1. No individuals attain a length of over 19 mm. 

2. No individuals show more than 8 rings. 

3. The averages of each class show an increase in length of 
about 2 mm. per ring. 

4. The range of size included within each class is from 5 to 
7mm. This seems to indicate either that growth is very irreg- 
ular in different individuals or that the rings do not indicate 
seasons. The fact that many specimens have very indistinct 
lines may account for some of these discrepancies. If one ring 
represents a year, the average age of a large specimen would be 
four or five years. 

Regarding growth in the Unionidae Isely (1913) draws the 
following conclusions. 

1. Rate of growth is exceedingly variable. 

2. The summer months are the growth months. 

3. Lines of arrested growth may be called rest rings, the con- 
spicuous ones being usually winter rest rings. Occasionally 
the rest rings may be two or more years apart; more often, 
however, several equally prominent rings may be formed in one 
year. Prominent rest rings are generally due to double pris- 
matic and epidermal layers. 


Notes on Ecology. So far as observed the food consists mainly 
of diatoms. Many forms occur in ponds which become dry 
during the summer, remaining in that condition until the follow- 
ing spring. In aquaria I have observed that Calyculina will 
burrow down to the water level. Isely reports forms of Union- 
idae which were turned up by a plow in perfect condition. 

The above observations emphasise the fact that very little is 
known about the habits of the forms considered. 


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1854—Schmidt, Ueber die Entwicklung von Cyclas calyculata. 
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EXPLANATION OF PLATES IV-VI. after |>-AA 


Plate IV. Figure1. <A diagrammatic dissection of Calyculina. 


M —Mouth K O —Kidney opening 
Ip —Habial palps 'T  —Sperm follicles 
Es —sophagus OQ —REgg follicles 
In —Liver G D —Genital duct 
Sto —Stomach G O —Genital opening 
Int —lIntestine A A —Anterior adductor 
R —Rectum muscle 
A -—Anus P A —Posterior adductor 
Cb G —Cerebral ganglion muscle 
Ps G —Parieto-splanchnic Ft —Foot 

ganglion Cl Ch—Cloacal chamber 


PG —Pedal ganglion Ex S —Excurrent siphon 


SS ee ee 


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Sta —Statocyst In S —Incurrent siphon 
V  —Ventricle G —Gill 

Au —Auricle Man —Manile 

Pl —Pericardium Shl —Shell 


Kd —Kidney 


Figure 2. Cross section of egg-bearing follicle of Calyculina. 


O —Egg Ep —Epithelium 
Bt —Basement membrane Yo —Young egg 


Figure 3. Cross section of sperm-bearing follicle. 
Sp Mc—sperm mother cells. Sp —sperm 


Figure 8. Frontal section of inner gill of Calyculina show- 
ing brood pouch. Drawn with Edinger machine. 


O L —Outer lamella Ct —Cross threads 
Ji —Inner lamella Em —Embryo 
Ci —Cilia Sh —Shell remains 
G Fil —Gill filament Cl Ch —Cloacal chamber 
Bs —Blood space Ge —Gland cells of inner 
I W —Inner wall of brood wall. 
pouch Sec —Secretion 
O W —Outer wall of brood 
pouch 


Plate V. Figure 4. Diagrammatic section of sex organs. 
Calyculina. 
T —Sperm follicles Gd —Genital duct 
Or —Hgg follicle G O —Genital opening. 


Figure 5. Diagrammatic cross section through the region of 
the reproductive organs. Calyculina. 


Pp —Pericardium M —Mantle 

V —Ventricle Ft —Foot 

Au —dAuricle Cl Ch —-Cloacal chamber 
Bs —Blood space O —Egg follicle 

R —Rectum Tt: —Sperm follicles 
IG —Inner Gill Ne —Nerve cords 


OG —Outer Gill CT —Connective tissue 


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Figure 6. Diagrammatic cross section of Calyculina to show 
opening of genital ducts. 


G O —Genital opening P  —Pericardium 
NC —Nerve cord kK  —Kidney 

Cl Ch —Cloacal chamber R —Rectum 

IG —Inner gill Blv —Posterior aorta 
O G —Outer gill M —Mantle 

Ft —Foot 


Figure 7. Frontal section of neutral part of inner gill, show- 
ing fusion of the two lamellae. Calyculina. 


IL —Inner lamella [fj —Interfilamentary junc- 
O L —Outer lamella tions 
Bls —Blood space Ct —Cross threads 


Figure 9. Part of inner wall of the brood pouch of Cyclas. 
(Copied from Poyarkoff). 


L  —tLeucocyte lodged at base of cells 

F —Leucocyte just entering wall of pouch 
A  —Leucocyte beginning to divide 

N —Polynucleate cell 


Plate VI. Figure 10. Shell of Spaerium simile showing 
growth lines. 


U  —Umbo 1, 2, 3, 4, —Growth lines 


Figure 11. Diagrammatic reconstruction of a portion of the 
inner gill of Calyculina, showing the relation of brood pouches 
to gill filaments. 


IL —Inner lamella Em —Embryo 

O L —Outer lamella I W —Inner wall of brood 

Cl Ch—Cloacal chamber pouch 

Jf J —Interfilamentary junc- O W —Outer wall of brood. 
tion pouch 


G F —Gill filament Bls _—Blood space 


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COLLECTING SHELLS IN A CORNER OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. 


BY JAS. H. FERRISS. 


Prospects along the southern border of Arizona in the summer 
of 1916 were a little warlike; thus myself and family, two of us, 
joined with Prof. E. E. Hand, zoological instructor at the 
Wendell Phillips High School, Chicago, in a vacation to Cali- 
fornia. The hikers of the Sierra Club were ready for their 
annual July tramp and we joined their ranks. At Bakersfield 
we dropped off for a day’s collecting along the banks of the 
Kern river. 

That night the club, 260 strong, was overtaken and no further 
opportunities for collecting were conveniently at hand until we 
arrived at the forks of the Tulle river the next evening. We 
left the railroad at Springville in Tulare county. 

This conservation club of nearly 2,000 members, Jos. Le- 
Conte, jr., President, and Wm. H. Colby, Secretary, seems to 
feel it to be a part of their work to show the way to the Cali- 
fornia mountains, to make them accessible and popular, and in 
this until his death a couple of years ago, John Muir was their 
leader. The membership is principally Californians, San Fran- 
cisco and Los Angeles predominating. Our own state was well 
represented in this outing, for there were sixteen of us from 
Chicago and Joliet. 

These annual excursions show the way to good health, the 
big trees, the highest mountains and the great canyons and do 
much to make California attractive to the globe-trotter. We 
ascended the Kern river Canyon, climbed Kaweah Peak, Mt. 
Whitney and the Kearsarges, opened the Muir trail and crossed 
over the range down to Independence, Inyo county, in the 
Owen valley—a snowbank in camp every night but the last, 
when we needed it most. 

It was a delightful journey with delightful people, and the 
rivers and snowbanks were crossed without accident. It was 
the seventeenth year under the Colby régime, and practice has 
made the arrangements so perfect there was no jar in the pro- 
gram. Next July we ascend the middle fork of Kings river. 


382 THE NAUTILUS. 


After this month of collecting, fishing, music, opera and lec- 
tures with the Sierra Club we hit the trail for another month 
with H. D. Gill, one of our packers acquainted with every corner 
of the range. We gave other lakes and peaks of that vicinity a 
thorough combing, via Rae lake, down the south fork of the 
Kings river, returning by the Giant Forest, Mineral King, and 
Rattlesnake Gulch, and Volcano creek and the Cottonwood 
lakes, to have a better acquaintance with the golden trout, 
(roosevelti). I also dropped off at Las Vegas, Nevada, and 
picked up a few shells. 

The opportunities for collecting with the Sierra Club were 
excellent. When the party moved it was but a ten-mile journey 
for the day. The packers with about 100 horses and mules 
carried our baggage, provisions and cooking-ranges. A dozen 
elderly people and the packers had riding horses, the rest of us 
men, women, boys and girls walked. There were five good 
cooks and several commissaries, and our only stunt in drudgery 
was to pick out a soft spot in the timber at evening, unroll the 
sleeping bag, and roll it up again at five in the morning. At 
the most attractive points camp was made for a day or two, or 
sometimes longer. 

In this portion of the Sierras at least, the snails cling to the 
meadows and wet ground about the springs. We had no suc- 
cess in the rocks or timber. Strangers to the habits of California 
snails, much time was wasted in our efforts to catch them. A 
Sierra meadow is much the same as the eastern peatbog and 
though apparently dry in spots, appearances are deceiving. It 
is all wet collecting. Wood-fungi, Pisidiums, Physas and land 
shells were found under the same sticks and all apparently 
thriving in the wetness. 

Nevada is more upon the plan of Arizona and Utah. Shells 
were found plentiful at timber line under stone and decaying 
vegetation. As to moisture and cover the Sierra Nevada is 
favorable to snail growth, travel, distribution. Simply, it seems 
one of those situations where the large snails had never been— 
never settled. The collections for the season were identified by 
Dr. H. A. Pilsbry and myself jointly as follows : 

[All stations are within Tulare county, California except when 
otherwise noted. | 


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Epiphragmophora callistoderma n. sp. Kern River, 2 miles N. 
of Bakersfield, Tulare Co., Cal. 

Oreohelix handi n. sp. Smaller and thinner than O. hemphilli. 
Charleston Mt., Lincoln Co., Nev. This and the preceding 
species will be described in the next number. 

Epiphragmophora (Helminthoglypta) tudiculata (Binn.), var. 
Panther Creek, Giant Forest, Tulare Co. A single dead speci- 
men of a small, compact race, not agree closely with any of the 
named forms of tudiculata. 

Pupilla sonorana St., var. Charleston Mt., Lincoln Co., 
Nevada. 

Gastrocopa pilsbryana St., same locality. 

Vertigo modesta parietalis Anc., Rae Lake. 

Vertigo modesta castanea St., Bubbs Creek Falls, mouth of Big 
Arroyo, Stas. 5, 6, 7 Funston Meadows, Woods Creek, Panther 
Creek and Ranger in Giant Forest, Onion Valley in Kearsarge 
Pass, Inyo Co. 

Vallonia cyclophorella Anec., Inyo Mts., Inyo Co., Calif., 
Charleston Mt., Lincoln Co., Nev., mouth of Big Arroyo, 
Tulare Co. 

Vallonia gracilicosta Reinh., First Kern Butt, Funston Mead- 
Ows. 

Agriolimax campestris (Binn.) var. occidentalis (Cooper), 
Spring Brook at Las Vegas, Nev. 

Vitrina alaskana Dall, Bubbs Creek Falls, Funston Mead- 
ows, Little Kern Lake, First Kern Butte, Rae Lake, forks of 
Tulle River, Panther Creek, Woods Creek, Mouth of Big Arroyo, 
Waucoba Springs, Inyo county Calif., Onion Valley, Inyo 
county, Charleston Mts., Lincoln Co. Nev. 

Euconulus fulvus (Drap.), Bubbs Creek Falls, Stas. 5, 6 and 
7 Funston Meadows, Woods creek, mouth of Big Arroyo, forks 
of Tulle River, Waucoba Springs, Hills near Waucoba Springs 
and Onion Valley in Inyo Co., Calif., and Charleston Mt., 
Lincoln Co., Nev. 

Euconulus chersinellus (Dall. ), Forks of the Tulle River, First 
Kern Butte, Little Kern Lake, Bubbs Creek Falls. 

Pyramidula cronkhitei (Newe.), Funston Meadows, Woods 
Creek, First Kern Butte, Little Kern Lake, mouth of Big Arroyo, 


34 THE NAUTILUS, 


Bubbs Creek Falls, Summit Meadows, Ranger and Panther 
Creek in Giant Forest, Onion Valley, Inyo Co. 

Pyramidula shimeki cockerelli Pils., Tyndall Creek, Tulare Co., 
Waucoba Springs, Inyo Co. 

Punctum californicum Pils., Forks of Tulle River, Little Kern 
Lake, Bubbs Creek Falls, Onion Valley, Inyo Co. 

Succinea stretchiana Bld., First Kern Butte, Stas. 6, 7 and 16 
Funston Meadows, Summit Meadow, Giant Forest, Waucoba 
Springs, Inyo Co. and Charleston Mt., Nev. 

The lot comprises a large variety of forms between avara and 
oregonensis as well as small specimens that agree with an au- 
thentic S. stretchiana received from Bland. The Succineas of 
this region need revision. 

Succinea oregonensis Lea, Bakersfield, Big Arroyo and Woods 
Creek. Also Las Vegas, Lincoln Co., Nevada. 

Succinea gabbi Tryon, Tank Springs, Mazuka Canyon, Inyo 
Co., California. 

Physa virginea gabbi Tryon, Bakersfield, Cal., Las Vegas, Nev. 

Planorbis traski Lea, (young) Bakersfield, Cal. 

Pisidium roperi St., Funston Meadows, Summit Meadow, 
Onion Valley. 

Pisidium rowelli St., Stas. 6 and 7 Funston Meadows, Siliman 
and Panther Creeks, and Onion Valley. 

Pisidium insigne Gabb, First Kern Butte. 


MRS. MARIA BALDRIDGE. 


We have recently received notice of the death of Mrs. Maria 
Baldridge of Los Angeles, California, April 7th, in her 82nd 
year. Mrs. Baldridge was one of the enthusiastic collectors of 
the Los Angeles group, who up to an advanced age deyoted her 
attention to the shells of California with much success, several 
additions to the fauna being due to her assiduity and now bear 
her name. She had an interesting if not large collection, and 
will be missed by her associates not only for her interest in 
conchology but for her kindly and cordial character. 

W. H. Datt. 


PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 


Mo.tusca oF AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC ExpEDITION, 1911-1914, 
Scientific Rept. Ser. C. Zoology and Botany, vol. iv, pt. 1, 1916. 
By C. Hedley. A valuable contribution to our knowledge of 


THE NAUTILUS. 35 


the Antarctic Mollusca. The dredgings were made along the 
coast of Adelie Land in Commonwealth Bay and Davis Sea and 
off Shackleton’s Ice-shelf. Collections were also made at Mac- 
quarie Island. Two new genera Ovirissoa and Friginatica and 
forty-one new species and two varieties are described. Illustra- 
ted by nine plates with excellent figures of the new species and 
many of the other species from that region. 


SUMMARY OF THE MOLLUSKs OF THE FAMILY ALECTRIONIDAE 
OF THE WeEsT Coast oF AmERIcA. By W.H. Dall. Proc. U. 
S. Nat. Mus. vol. 51, pages 575-579, 1917. Dr. Dall divides 
the old genus Nassa, (a name first applied by Bolten to what 
was later called /opas) from a conchological standpoint pending 
anatomical researches, into two groups Arcularia with a heavy 
callus about the aperture and a hump on the back of the last 
whorl and Alectrion for the reticulate species with little or no 
callus, no hump, and simple or nearly simple outer lip. Eleven 
new species included in the genera /hos, Nassarina and Gouldia 
are described. 


TEREBRIDAE OF THE JAPANESE Empire. By Y. Hirase. The 
Hirase Museum 1917. Illustrated by 8 plates with 131 figures. 
Except for an introductory letter by Marshall R. Gaines the 
text is in Japanese, but with the excellent figures, explanation 
to plates and bibliography, the work can be readily used by 
Western students. 


Descriptions OF NEw West AMERICAN MARINE MOLLUsKs 
AND Notes ON PREVIOUSLY DEscRIBED Forms. By Paul Bartsch. 
Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 52, pages 637-681, plates 42-47. 
May 1917. Fifty three new species are described, embraced 
in the following genera: Pyramidella, Turbonilla, Odostomia, 
Cerithiopsis, Bittium and Alvania. One new subgenus, Ugartea, 
is proposed, the type being Turbonilla juani Bartsch. 


NOTES. 


A SInisTRAL AMPULLARIA.—In his recent review of the genus 
Lanistes, (Proc. Mal. Soc. London, XII, p. 65), Sowerby re- 


36 THE NAUTILUS. 


marks that the only sinistral Ampullaria of which he had heard 
was that described by Nevill as A. globosa subvar. sinistrorsa. 
A sinistral A. conica was noticed by Miss E. J. Letson in Nav- 
vitus XI, p. 88. Through the kindness of Mr. W. F. Webb 
of Rochester N. Y., I have lately received a fine sinistral speci- 
men of Ampullaria ampullacea (L.). It is a fresh, beautifully 
colored example, wholly without erosion and measures 68 mm. 
in height by 59.5 mm. in diameter. It was collected at Manu- 
quid, Sarsogon, Luzon.—Bryanr WALKER. 


VALVATA TRICARINATA PERCONFUSA n. n.—TI find that in 1897 
Westerlund, (Ann. Mus. St. Petersb., p. 130), described a 
Siberian species as Valvata confusa. I would therefore change 
the name of the variety of V. tricarinata that I described as var. 
confusa, in 1902 (Naur. XV, p. 124), to var. perconfusa. 


Tuer Ponsonpy CoLiection has been obtained by Dr. Bryant 
Walker. It contains 7,500 named species and varieties, repre- 
sented by 12,500 lots. Mr. Fulton, who inventoried it, says: 
‘‘ probably the finest and most complete series of Helicoids ever 
collected by one individual.”’ 


An ArporEaL Potyeyra.—At the beginning of April, taking 
advantage of the short spring vacation, Mrs. Cockerell went to the 
Brownsville region of Texas in search of bees and flowers. The 
bees collected include four new species and a subspecies, and 
two species new to the U. 8. Incidentally, snails were ob- 
tained,-and from San Benito come Praticolella berlandieriana, 
Polygyra texasiana, ete. The specimens of P. texasiana are 
mostly dead shells and of the ordinary form and size, but in 
the epiphytic Tillandsias on the trees occured a peculiar small 
variety, with max. diam. 7.3 to 8 mm.; pale brown color, 
strongly ribbed above, striate beneath. I opened the base of 
one, and there is no trace of a columellar tubercle such as oc- 
curs in P. mooreana. This small arboreal race may be called 
P. texasiana tillandsiz, nov. Type no. 116250 A. N.S. 

T. D. A. CocKERELL. 


tie ee 


WASHINGTON MEETING, 1914 


Bryant Walker Geo. H. Clapp T. H. Aldrich John B. Henderson 
H. A. Pilsbry Wm. H. Dall Paul Bartsch 


EN SUTILUS. 


Vou. XXXI. OCTOBER, 1917. No. 2 


NOTES ON THE VARIATION OF ISCHNOCHITON CONSPICUUS CPR. 


BY E. P. CHACE. 


To the naturalist the study of variation and environment and 
their relation to each other is always interesting and to the con- 
chologist who studies his shells in their natural surroundings 
as well as in the cabinet many things are revealed. It is not, 
often, however, that variation in form may be so easily traced 
to qualities of environment as in the following instance. 

Ischnochiton conspicuus, Cpr. is common at San Pedro and is 
usually found on the under side of rocks in sandy tidepools. 
In this situation they grow quite regularly, showing but slight 
variation in form. They are active fellows and evidently sensi- 
tive to light; for if the rocks to which they are clinging are 
turned over, they soon glide away, always taking the shortest 
route to the under side of the rock. 

While cleaning a lot of this species taken at San Pedro last 
fall two specimens were noticed which differed so widely from 
the others that they might easily have been mistaken for an- 
other species. They were much wider and lower-arched than 
the typical form and the posterior corners of the vaives were 
rounded off, making the lateral areas very narrow. 

Hoping to find more specimens of this odd form, a trip to 
Point Firmen was devoted wholly to the collection of chitons, 
with interesting results. The usual species were found in the 
tidepools including numerous specimens of IJschnochiton con- 
spicuus of the ordinary form. Ledges of soft rock beyond the 


38 THE NAUTILUS. 


tidepools contained many old pholad holes and in these were 
found the form for which I was searching. Twenty specimens 
of various sizes were collected from as many pholad holes. In 
the larger specimens the foot had become so greatly enlarged to 
fit the concave bottoms of the holes that it was impossible for 
them to curl up in the usual manner. Some of these specimens 
were so badly eroded by the sand and gravel which wash in and 
out of the holes that the anterior valve was reduced to two 
thirds of its normal height. 

In color pattern, sculpture, and mantle characters these 
specimens were identical with those from the tidepools, and, as 
will be seen by referring to the table of measurements, the 
smaller specimens approach quite closely to the proportions of 
the typical or tidepool forms. 


TYPICAL or TrpEPoou Forms. | SprcrmENs From PHOLAD HOLEs, 
(Lot 1) (Lot 2) 

Lon. Lat. Index. Div. Lon. Lat. Index. Div. 
99 35 2.52 130° 65 33 1.97 135° 
83) 33 2.51 130° 63 32 1.97 1559 
83 30 2.76 125° 62 27 2.29 140° 
62 22 2.80 125° 60 30 2.00 130° 
59 23 2.56 130° | 56 29 1.93 130° 
38 14 2.71 130° 42 17 2.47 130° 


In brief, Lot 1 shows an angle of divergence constant at 125° 
to 130°, where Lot 2 shows an angle varying from 130° to 155°, 
and a proportion of length to width 2.51 to 2.80 as against a 
proportion ranging from 2.47 to 1.93. ; 

The noticeable differences to the eye are first, the narrow and 
sharply raised lateral areas, and second, the shape of the pos- 
terior edge of the median valves. In the tidepool specimens 
the posterior or exposed edge of each valve is a straight line, 
while in specimens from the pholad holes this line becomes a 
double convex curve, the most posterior portion of the valves 
being about midway between the beaks and the girdle. 

These differences seem to be explained by the following facts. 
In collecting, the tidepool specimens are usually found on the 
under side of large rocks and well back from the edge. This 
situs protects them from the light which they evidently find 


THE NAUTILUS. 39 


objectionable, but it makes necessary a nightly journey of about 
two feet to the nearest growth of algae on which they feed. 
This activity stretches the girdle downward from the edges of 
the valves and permits a free play of all the valves so that the 
mantle deposits its shelly secretions according to the normal 
habit of the species. The specimens living in the pholad holes, 
however, apparently never leave them as they are frequently 
found feeding on the fucus which overhangs them. It protects 
them from the light, so they have no occasion to move about, 
and the sand which is washed down into these burrows would 
make re-entrance almost impossible. A series of these speci- 
mens shows a gradual change of form. The young specimens 
are very similar to young specimens from the tidepools, but as 
they increase in size they become crowded so that the valves 
press against each other, especially at the posterior end where 
the valves are bent back across the bottom of the hole. This 
crowding of the valves upon each other and the crowding of the 
girdle against the outer edges of the valves so displaces portions 
of the mantle as to cause the changes noted above. 

Several specimens from each situs were disjointed and a study 
of the individual valves showed that those from pholad-hole 
specimens were thicker and had shorter sutural plates and a 
wider sinus, this last being especially noticeable in the valves 
from the posterior end. Apparently this change in the sinus is 
the result of the broadening of the connecting ligaments due to 
compression by the crowding valves. 

A count of the insertion plates of these disjointed specimens 
was made and considerable variation noticed. So much, in 
fact, that more specimens were pulled apart for the express 
purpose of counting these plates. Representative counts were 
as follows: 9 slits on the anterior valve, 2-3 on the median 
valves, and 10 on the posterior. Others show 12, 2-3, 8; 11, 
2-3; 14, 3-4, 11. Absolutely no difference in this character 
could be found between specimens from the tidepools and those 
from the pholad holes. 

On page 64 of vol. xiv of the Manual of Conchology, Dr. 
Pilsbry says, ‘‘ Carpenter has given a varietal name to a broad, 
worn specimen which he thus describes: 


40 THE NAUTILUS. 


‘‘Var. solidus. Very solid, wide, ashen; inside whitish, the 
posterior valve with 10, central valve 2-3, anterior valve 12 
slits. Length 72, breadth 40, divergence 130°. Carpenteria, 
near Sta. Barbara, Cal. This is scarcely more than an indivyid- 
ual variation. The mantle (girdle) is normal. The sculpture 
is worn away except at the edge. It has evidently lived ina 
very exposed situation.”’ 

From this description and the figure which he gives of the 
valves it would seem that this is the same form as my specimens 
from the pholad holes. I fully agree with Dr. Pilsbry that it 
is hardly worthy of varietal rank. It is, however, too distinct 
in appearance to be labeled simply Ischnochiton conspicwus, Cpr., 
and I have therefore marked these specimens from the pholad 
holes J. conspicuus, Cpr., form solida, Cpr., using the term form 
as advocated by Dr. Cockerell, ‘‘ to designate variations plainly 
due to environment.’’ * 


LAMPSILIS VENTRICOSA COHONGORONTA IN THE POTOMAC RIVER. 


BY WILLIAM A. MARSHALL. 


In 1912 Dr. A. E. Ortmann recorded’ finding in the Potomac 
River a variety of Lampsilis ventricosa* to which he gave the 
name cohongoronta. His records were: 

September 4, 1909. Potomac River, Hancock, Washington, 
Co., Md. (about two dozen). 

May 9, 1911. South Branch, Potomac River, Southbranch, 
Hampshire Co., W. Va. (about a dozen). 

August 16,1911. Shenandoah River, Harper’s Ferry, Jefferson 
Co., W. Va. (a single male, below medium size). 

May 6, 1912. South Branch, Potomac River, Romney, Hamp- 
shire Co., W. Va. (about a dozen). 


Dr. Ortmann remarked ‘‘It is probable that this species will 


1 Navtiuuvs, vol. xx, pp. 58-60. 
? NAUTILUS, xxvi, pp. 51-55, 1912. 


5 In a later work Ortmann classifies both ventricosa and cohongoronta as vari- 
eties of ovata Say. 


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turn up elsewhere in the Potomac. The localities known at 
present are all to the west of the Blue Ridge Mountain, that is 
to say, within the Great Alleghany Valley and the Alleghany 
Mountains.”’ 

Perhaps the above prediction has been realized in a specimen 
found at Great Falls, Md., by Mr. Manly D. Barber of Knox- 
ville, Tennessee, in Sept. 1915. At that time Mr. Barber 
brought to the National Museum a basketful of naiades which 
he had collected the same day at Great Falls, about 18 miles 
above Washington. Among the shells, which were mostly dead 
ones, was a specimen of cohongoronta, dead, but in a fine state 
of preservation and with the periostracum nearly unblemished 
except for the usual erosion at the beaks. Its appearance in- 
dicated that it had been recently alive and that its home had 
been in the immediate vicinity of the place in which it was 
found. Had it been washed down from Harper’s Ferry, some 
50 or more miles above Great Falls it probably would have 
shown ill effects from so long a journey. 

When found the two valves were separated, but so accurately 
do they fit together that it is evident they belong to the same 
individual. The fact that the valves were separated and yet 
were found near each other is additional (though not conclu- 
sive) evidence that they had not been transported any great 
distance by currents. At any rate this is the first recorded 
finding of the species in the Potomac River so far south as Great 
Falls. 

The specimen is rather a small one. It measures, length 71 
mm.; height 47 mm.; diameter 28 mm. It is in the collection 
of the U. S. National Museum, catalogue number 273834. 


COLLECTING DAYS ABOUT THE NAVAL STATION, 
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 


BY JOHN B. HENDERSON, 


In March last, while waiting for a boat to take us to Haiti, 
Dr. Bartsch and I spent nearly three weeks at the U. S. Naval 
Station at the entrance to Guantanamo Bay. We employed our 


42 THE NAUTILUS. 


time in exploring the country about and subjecting it to a high 
degree of intensive collecting. In this eastern corner of Cuba 
the coastal strip of some ten miles in width is a semi-arid region 
with a complex of mountains that are either quite bare of trees 
or, at most, covered with a scrub forest and low-growing spiny 
shrubs, with, here and there, a wealth of cacti that almost 
suggests Lower California. The rock foundation of all this 
region,—barring some shore strips of very recently elevated 
coral, is everywhere composed of about everything in the line 
of rocks except limestone. This is a condition that in the 
Antilles usually spells disappointment and failure to the snail 
hunter. North of the big bay and then across several miles 
of low flat country, just where the foothills of the sierras begin, 
lies the city of Gaantanamo, interesting to us as the home of 
Charles Ramsden, the naturalist. Just north of Guantanamo 
is a great rampart of high limestone mountains which beckon 
most alluringly to the collector. Sections of this rampart, 
somewhat arbitrarily marked off, are the ‘‘ Monte Verde,’’ the 
‘‘Monte Toro’? and the ‘‘ Monte Libano”’ of classic fame in 
Cuban Natural History. 

In company with Ramsden we spent a wonderful day on 
nearby Monte Libano but a revolution that was then devastating 
the province and filling the land with incendiaries and bandits 
drove us out of this richer field and obliged us to confine our 
attentions thereafter to the arid country lying within the safer 
limits of the Naval Station,—some fifty square miles ies which 
Uncle Sam holds a long lease. 

It seems to be a natural law that arid or desert sana sup- 
port but few species of snails, but that these few species exist in 
great numbers and that they take on a very considerable range 
of variation. All this is perfectly true of this region. We were 
constantly amazed by the great number of specimens to be 
found; and each day of exploration in some new valley or over 
some range of hills added even greater figures of abundance to 
our already astonishing records. 

The ‘‘ prevailing’’ snail of this region is Cepolis ovumreguli 
Lea. Its shell is very suggestive of the true helix of Spain or 
Algeria of the lactea group. The variation is exceedingly great 


THE NAUTILUS. 43 


in color, size and shape, and it would make a dozen excellent 
species if the intermediates were left out of account. Those 
living near the coast and among the cacti of the most arid parts 
of the district are of whiter and more dull color, are more banded 
and show a decided tendency to abnormalities, especially about 
the apertures. Specimens from further inland are more polished 
and shining, even as though varnished, and are much more 
given to a dotted or fly-specked type of ornamentation than to 
bands. A fence-post or a dead tree-limb with a hundred speci- 
mens closely assembled in aestivation was no unusual sight. 
‘We learned finally to pay no attention to them. Upon the low 
bushes in certain localities the lovely little Cepolis lucipeta Poey 
cling like berries. These are the largest and finest of the species 
I have ever seen. The range of color variation in this delight- 
ful little snail is also very great, but the colors never blaze out 
in the vivid flash of the Polymitas. The blues and purples 
and chestnut browns are subdued but very rich and splendid. 
One very noticeable color form is the subsp. velasqueziana of 
Poey where the many broken bands of the type coalesce into 
two broad bluish-black zones of solid color. 

As nearly all the vegetation of this dry region bears thorns 
we did not at first discover that many of these thorns were in 
reality Macrocerami. When we did find this out we could 
see nothing else. Bartsch and I finally agreed, and shook hands 
upon it, that we would gather no more of them, and a stiff 
penalty was placed upon any violation of the compact. Two 
hundred and more from one bush is an earlier record before we 
really got started. This is the Macroceramus festus (Gundl.) 
Pfr., blue and yellow and buffin color. Another arboreal snail 
of this section is Polymita versicolor Born and it is probably very 
abundant in places although we never saw more than fifteen or 
twenty on any one tree. This is to me the least attractive 
species of that wonderful genus of richly painted snails. The 
brilliant yellow and pink are too primitive and the two colors 
do not seem to harmonize very well. It always impresses me 
as an experimental species that was laid aside in nature’s lab- 
oratory as not wholly a success. 

There were some ground snails too, but to secure living ones 


44 THE NAUTILUS. 


required much grubbing up of tufts of tall grass and shaking 
out their roots, like digging up miniature potatoes. These are 
the Annularia putris (Gundl.) Pfr. and the Chondropoma margi- 
nalbum Gundl.) P fr., the latter apparently quite rare. There 
are no minute things beyond some few Z7hysanophora inaguensis 
Weinland. 

Some days we spent gathering marines on the little pebbly 
beaches hidden far down under the lofty cliffs that mark this 
rugged shore line, and we obtained some unusual species washed 
up from the exceedingly narrow island-shelf; blue water is but 
a few hundred yards out. Among these are some Conus cedo- 
nulli Lam. Beach collecting is, however, an aggravation; and 
too much of it becomes a misdemeanor in the collector’s ethical 
code, for it obliges an acceptance of something short of the best. 


AMNICOLIDZ FROM ONEIDA LAKE, N. Y. 


BY HENRY A. PILSBRY. 


The New York College of Forestry, under the direction of 
Professor Hugh P. Baker, is carrying on a biological survey of 
Oneida Lake and has issued an interesting bulletin’ upon the 
relations of mollusks to fish, by Frank C. Baker. Some Am- 
nicolide obtained during this work, and subsequent to the pre- 
paration of the bulletin were submitted to the writer. The col- 
lection proves to be of considerable interest, including some 
species not before noticed. 


AMNICOLA BAKERIANA, N. Sp. 


The shell is umbilicate, turrited-conic, thin, whitish-corneous, 
somewhat translucent, with unevenly developed striation, dis- 


1The relations of mollusks to fish in Oneida Lake. By Frank Collins 
Baker. Technical Publication No. 4, New York State College of Forestry 
at Syracuse University. Pp. 366. Syracuse, N. Y.,1916. We are informed 
that it may be obtained free by those interested in the study of Mollusca by 
applying to the dean of the college, Dr. Hugh P. Baker. 


THE NAUTILUS. 45 


tinct, and close in places, weaker and sparse elsewhere. The 
summit is decidedly obtuse, as in A. limosa, the first whorl being 
nearly planorboid; subsequent whorls are evenly, strongly con- 
vex. The aperture is very shortly ovate, almost round, its length 
contained almost 24 times in that of the shell. Peristome thin, 
in contrast with the preceding whorl for a short distance. 

Length 4.3, diam. 2.7 mm. ; 5 whorls (type). 

Length 3.75, diam. 2.3, length of aperture 1.35 mm.; 4% 
whorls. 

Length 4.1, diam. 2.75, length of aperture 1.65 mm.; 44 
whorls. 

Oneida Lake; off Short Point in 84 ft., mud bottom. Lower 
South Bay, in 18 ft., on mud bottom. 

This species resembles A. limosa in the conspicuously obtuse 
apex, but differs by the more elevated, turrited spire and the 
smaller calibre of the whorls, hence smaller aperture. It is 
also a weaker shell, with more whorls in specimens of the same 
length. 

There is also an abundant smaller form, resembling the typical 
form in texture, apex and shape of the whorls, varying in 
form, but relatively broader than the type. There are some 
intermediate examples, but as Mr. Baker considers it desirable 
to have a designation for this form, it may be called A. baker- 
iana form nimia. The type measures: length 3, diam. 2.5, 
length of aperture 1.4 mm.; 4 whorls. 


AMNICOLA CLARKEI, 0D. sp. 


The shell is narrowly umbilicate, conic, a little obtuse at the 
apex, corneous, nearly smooth. The whorls are very convex, 
separated by a deep suture, the last whorl tubular. The ape- 
ture is distinctly oblique, almost circular, the upper end rounded, 
but a trifle more narrowly so than the base. It projects but 
little beyond the preceding whorl laterally. The peristome is 
thin, continuous, scarcely or barely in contact with the preced- 
ing whorl above. 

Length 3.1, diam. 1.9, length aperture 1.1 mm.; 5 whorls 
{type). 

Length 2.8, diam. 1.6, length aperture 0.85 mm. 


46 THE NAUTILUS. 


Operculum having the spiral rather large, the nucleus being 
above the lower third. 

This little species resembles Lyogyrus by its tubular whorls of 
small calibre. The whorls are more convex and increase less 
rapidly than in Amnicola walkeriana, which is also less slender. 
A. schrockingeri Ffld. has less deeply convex whorls, and the 
apex is more acute. <A. bakeriana is much Jarger, with a more 
obtuse apex. 

Found in Short Point Bay, Oneida Lake, near shore, in 3 feet 
of water, bottom of sand with algae; also in Lower South Bay, 
etc. Collected by Mr. F. C. Baker. 

It is named for Dr. John M. Clarke, the distinguished Direc- 
tor of the Museum of the State of New York. 


AMNICOLA ONEIDA, ND. sp. 

The shell is typically more slender than A. lustrica, turrited- 
conic, narrowly umbilicate, corneous, minutely striate. The 
apex is slightly obtuse, but the first whorl projects visibly, as 
in lustrica, whorls very convex, parted by a deep suture. The ape- 
ture is ovate, small, its length contained more than 3 times in 
that of the shell; upper extremity narrowly rounded. The 
peristome is continuous, thin, very briefly in contact with the 
preceding whorl above. 

Length 4, diam. 2, length of aperture 1.25 mm.; 6 whorls. 

Lower South Bay, Oneida Lake, N. Y., collected by F. C. 
Baker, 1916. 

This species is typically narrower than A. lustrica Pils,, with 
a smaller aperture and shorter whorls; but it is chiefly disting- 
uished by the more convex whorls (deeper suture), and the 
rounded instead of angular posterior end of the aperture. In 
Paludestrina nickliniana the last whorl is much longer. Possibly 
it may be a subspecies of lustrica, yet it has so distinct an ap- 
pearance that a special name seems desirable. There are also 
wider examples, which still differ from lustrica by the deeper 
suture and aperture. 


THE NAUTILUS. 47 


NEW GENERA AND SPECIES OF CENTRAL AMERICAN NAIADES. 


BY L. S. FRIERSON. 


In 1893 Messrs Crosse and Fischer divided the Mexican 
Naiades into quite a number of sections, to which they assigned 
names. Almost simultaneously (in 1900) von Martens and C. 
T. Simpson, in treating the Central American Naiades, ac- 
cepted some of these sections of Crosse and Fischer, raising them 
to generic or subgeneric rank. Because of paucity of material, 
considerable diversity of opinion concerning the specific identity 
of several species may be noted in the works of these authors. 
Furthermore, their work of classification being done indepen- 
dently and from different points of view, the same species was 
sometimes placed by them in different genera. 

Thanks to the arduous labors of A. A. Hinkley, who has 
again and again enriched our cabinets with material and data 
from these tropical countries, we are enabled to offer the follow- 
ing suggestions concerning some of the genera of these shells, 
and also the description of an unpublished species. 

NepuHronalas. This genus has for its type the Unio plicatu- 
lus, Kiister, a species identified by von Martens as belonging to 
the Lampsiline shells, as aztecorwm. Mr. Simpson however 
believed it to be nearly allied to the persulcatus, a markedly 
Unioid shell. In this the writer follows Mr. Simpson. 

The genus Nephronaias as constituted by Mr. Simpson em- 
braces two quite distinct groups, divisible as follows. 

Nephronaias (s. s) embraces plicatulus, persulcatus, melleus, 
dysoni, ortmanni, ravistellus, etc. Ample material of these two 
latter species show that they are anatomically very closely allied 
to Elliptic. There is no sexual difference of shape, and the gill 
is gravid in its whole length. Nephronaias differs from Elliptio 
in its sulcated disc, in its beak sculpturing, ete. 

Included in Nephronaias by Simpson are, however, shells of a 
totally different type, such as medellinus, gundlachi, sapotalensis, 
etc. These latter are sexually dimorphic, smoother, more gen- 
erally rayed, and the gravid uterus is of Lampsiline type. 

The position of the dorsal scars within the beak cavities is 


48 THE NAUTILUS. 


different, in the examples of the pseudo Nephronaias seen by the 
writer. Nephronaias (s. s.) posseses an (accessory ?) adductor 
scar attached to the frontal portion of the cardinal teeth, which 
is either absent or obsoletely marked in the second assemblage. 
For this latter group the writer, therefore, proposes to use the 
generic term of Actinonaias Crosse and Fischer, 1893, type U. 
sapotalensis Lea. The female of this species has been described 
by Dr. Ortmann (1912). Actinonaias embraces, besides the type, 
medellinus, gundlachi, (accepting Simpson’s interpretation of 
this latter species), and others. 

Psoronatas, Crosse and Fischer (1893). This group of re- 
markable shells, embracing crocodilarum, psoricus, senigranosus, 
etc., was provisionally treated by Simpson as a group of Elliptio, 
but their remarkable sculpturing, and the deap beak cavities of 
some of their species, led him to observe that it was possible 
that the group should, after all, be placed in Quadrula. 

I follow von Martens, in giving generic rank as above to the 
group. The type is Unio psoricus. To this genus we are en- 
abled to add a species hitherto undescribed, under the name of 


PsoRONAIAS KUXENSIS, n. sp., Pl. VII, figs. 1, 2. 


Shell small, compressed, rough, brown, biangular. Length 
50, height 30, diam. 17 mm. 

Shell hyperbolically rounded before, the extreme frontal 
point below the centre. Dorsum slightly arched, descending 
behind the ligament to the widely biangular posterior ; the 
upper angle of which is midway the height, the lower angle 
very little’above the base, which is nearly straight. The beaks 
are small, low, acute, approximate; and apparently, concentri- 
cally ridged. Epidermis dark brown (olivaceous and obsoletely 
rayed in the young), rough, the lines of growth numerous and 
well impressed. The discs are covered with fine pustulations, 
more pustular in front, biradially linear behind. The post 
ridge is low, but distinctly double, making the shell biangulate 
behind. The teeth are double in the left valve, single in the 
right. The cardinals are deeply sulcate and stout. Laterals 
slightly curved or nearly straight, separated by an interdentum. 
Nacre purple, beak cavities rather deep. Dorsal scars numerous, 


THE NAUTILUS. 49 


extending in a row from above the centre of the cavity down 
and forward upon the base of the cardinal teeth. Three well 
impressed muscle scars in front, two behind, the later almost 
confluent. Habitat, Kux Creek, Chama, Guatemala. Collected 
by Mr. A. A. Hinkley, Feb. 6, 1917. A few dead specimens 
were obtained on the bank of the Isaibha River (Chama) of 
which the Kux Creek isa tributary. Typein Academy Natural 
Sciences. Cotypes in collection of A. A. Hinkley, the author 
and U. 8. N. Museum. 

I place this species in Psoronaias Crosse and Fischer, type U. 
psoricus, because of its evident relationship to crocodilarum, and 
distinctus, differing mainly from the latter in size and degree 
of inflation, being much inferior in both respects to distinctus. 


ON THE RATE OF GROWTH OF POND UNIOS. 


BY L. S. FRIERSON. 


During the latter part of March 1916, the writer, for the pur- 
pose of constructing a fish pond, excavated a barrow-pit near 
the bank of a small creek, about ten feet wide, and at the time 
nearly dry. The barrow-pit was perhaps one hundred feet long, 
fifty feet wide and three feet deep. Early in April, 1916, the 
pit became full of water, overflowing from the adjacent creek, 
and together with two subsequent overflows, supplemented with 
seepage from the newly constructed fish pond, the pit remained 
more or less full of water, until May 25, 1917, when it was 
drained by a ditch into the nearby creek. From the dried 
bottom of this pit some thirty Unios were picked up by the 
writer. Ten of these were Unio tetralasmus Say, and the rest 
were T. texasensis Lea. All the specimens were of remarkably 
uniform size and appearance. The texasensis being about one 
and a half inches, and the tetralasmus two and a half inches 
long. Exact dimensions of a texasensis: length 43, height 24, 
diam. 16 mm.; of tetralasmus 75, 40, and 25 mm. 

Both of these species had attained puberty. A female texa- 
sensis has its gills fairly full of young glochidia. A tetralasmus 
had several (three or four) ovisacs with a few (remaining) 


50 THE NAUTILUS. 


glochidia. In assigning an age to these shells it is quite sure 
that the tetralasmus discharges its glochidia in March and early 
April, so that when picked up on May 25, these shells were just 
about fourteen months old, from the date of discharge from their 
mother’s gills. 

In the case of the texasensis (which spawns somewhat later) 
it is possible that these were dropped by fish of which, at least 
six species) obtained access to the pit on May 7, 1916 (on 
which date an overflow occurred), thus making about thirteen 
months. At any rate the maximum age of either species is 
fourteen months from their mother’s ovisacs. One of the U. 
tetralasmus is shown of natural size in Pl. VII, fig. 4. 

Another observation concerning pond mussels might here 
prove of interest. A large pond was cut into two by a railroad 
enbankment, a culvert preserving the level and providing com- 
munication between the two. In the lower and larger pond a 
half-bushel of Yonkapin (Nelumbiwm luteum) seed was sown. It 
was six years before these seed germinated. These plants, dur- 
ing the summer, cover the entire surface of the pond with their 
broad peltate leaves. In this pond the writer planted a colony 
of a dozen Anodonta grandis. Several years after, taking ad- 
vantage of extreme low water, the writer made a careful survey 
of these twin ponds, with the result that hundreds of Anodons 
could be found in the upper pond, but not a single one was 
found in the lower pond. Either the shade killed the young 
shells, or else the glochidia-laden fish avoided the shade of the 
lotus plants and congregated in the upper pond (there are no 
Nelumbii in the upper pond). Is not this avoidance of shade 
a reason for the paucity of unios in the tropics ? 


A NEW SOUTH AFRICAN NESOPUPA. 


BY H. A. PILSBRY. 


NESOPUPA FARQUHARI, N. sp. 


Among Pupillidae sent by Mr. J. Farquhar there is a new 
species from Grahamstown which may be defined by comparison 


THE NAUTILUS. 51 


with Nesopupa griqualandica (Mely. and Pons. ).' The new form 
is ovate, of about the size of the other species, which it resembles 
in sculpture and in the lamellae of the parietal wall and colu- 
mella. The two palatal plicae are subequal, the upper emerg- 
ing to the lip, the lower one also long, reaching to the inner 
edge of the peristome. There is a very small nodule on the 
base of the columella. In griqualandica the lower palatal plica 
is short and very deeply immersed and there is a distinct though 
small basal plica within the base, in front of the lower palatal 
plica. In griqualandica there is a deep sulcus outside, over the 
upper palatal plica, and a flattening or short groove over the 
lower palatal; but in farquhari the sulcus is far less impressed 
except quite close to the lip. The color is reddish brown. 
Length 1.65, diam. 0.9 mm. 

Mr. Burnup’s figure 9, in Melvill and Ponsonby’s Revision,’ 
may perhaps represent this species, while their description in 
the same paper appears to comprise both griqualandica and 
farquhari, though chiefly relating to the former. Their pl. I, 
figs. 8 and 10 represent griqualandica. The new form is named 
in honor of one of the most successful South-African collectors. 
It will be figured in the Manual of Conchology. 


A NEW GUNDLACHIA FROM GUATEMALA. 


BY BRYANT WALKER. 


GUNDLACHIA HINKLEYI, n. sp., Pl. I, figs. 10-16; Pl. III, fig. 1. 


Shell subovate, being much wider posteriorly, the anterior 
margin rather shortly rounded, the right margin nearly rectili- 
near, but somewhat diverging anteriorly, the left margin obliquely 
expanded and broadly rounded, anterior margin wider and much 
more curved than the posterior; apex very excentric, depressed 
and decidedly turned toward the right side, bluntly rounded, 
smooth except for a few concentric wrinkles; color a very pale 
corneous, nearly pure white; lines of growth rather strong and 


1 Pupa griqualandica M. and P., 1893; the specimens used being from 
Pretoria. 


2 Ann. Mag. N. H. (8), i, p. 76, pl. i, 1908. 


52 THE NAUTILUS. 


irregular; anterior slope with strong radial striae originating 
below the septate growth and extending to the anterior margin, 
similar strie# appear on the left lateral slope, but are scarcely, 
if at all, visible on the right slope; the septate portion of the 
shell is small in comparison with the adult expansion, it is nar- 
row and the posterior portion covered by the septum is free 
from and projects over, but scarcely beyond, the posterior mar- 
gin of the adult aperture; the first growth of the shell from the 
septate form is continued on the sides in a nearly direct con- 
tinuation of the lateral slopes of the septate shell for some 
little distance, the anterior slope of this stage is also a continu- 
ation of the anterior slope of the septate stage but owing to the 
oblique position assumed by the septate shell is at first some- 
what convex, as viewed laterally, later as the side slopes begin to 
expand, the anterior slope is continued in a nearly straight line to 
the margin; the left lateral slope of the adult shell below the sec- 
ondary constriction is concave at first, becoming nearly straight 
toward the margin; the right lateral slope is less concave above 
and straighter and more oblique than the left; owing to the 
small size of the septum and consequent large aperture of the 
septate shell and the narrow first growth of the adult shell there 
is no distinct aperture to the septate portion visible in the 
adult shell from below, the whole interior of the adult shell 
appears to pass, practically unconstricted, directly into the 
septate portion; the posterior margin of the adult shell narrow 
and somewhat abruptly expanded and reflected. 

Length 5.5; width 3.75; alt. 1.75 mm. 

The katate shell is oblong, the sides being nearly panies 
but slightly expanding anteriorly, the right slightly convex and 
the left slightly concave; the posterior margin is regularly 
rounded; the anterior more broadly rounded; the apex de- 
pressed, bluntly rounded, excentric, reaching nearly to the 
right margin, smooth except for slight concentric wrinkles, lines 
of growth fine and regular; the anterior slope is slightly convex; 
the very short posterior slope below the projecting apex to the 
line of the septum is straight and oblique; the right lateral 
slope is steep and nearly straight, the left slope very convex; 
the septum is very short, being less than half of the length of 


THE NAUTILUS. 53 


the septate shell, convex on its lower surface, the margin is 
very short, being less than half of the length of the septate 
shell, convex on its lower surface, the margin is very concave 
and on the right side, extends further forward than it does on 
left, there does not seem to be the distinct thickening of the 
margin so noticeable in other species; aperture much larger than 
in any other species yet described. 

Length 2; width 1.5; alt. .75 mm. 

Type (48455 Coll. Walker) from the Maya Farm, Quirigua, 
Guatemala, collected by A. A. Hinkley. Cotypes in the col- 
lection of Mr. Hinkley. 

This fine species is the first from either Central or South 
America, of which both the septate and adult forms are known. 

It differs from all other described species except crepidulina 
Guppy in the small size of the septum and the consequent dif- 
ference in the position of the aperture of the septate stage in 
the adult shell. The septum in the specimen figured appears 
very like the incomplete septum in the North American species, 
but as the three adult specimens before me are exactly alike in 
the position of the septate shell, this would seem to be the 
normal condition in this species. The specimen figured, which 
is 3.25 mm. in length, has apparently slightly passed the sep- 
tate stage and begun the growth of the constricted portion of 
the adult shell and shows the beginnings of the radial strie. 

With the Gundlachias was associated a species of Levaper, 
very like the ezcentricus Morelet. Whether it has any closer 
relations with the Gundlachia remains to be determined as the 
radula has not yet been examined. While the general aspect 
of the two species, if such they be, is very similar, the Levapex 
has a very much more acute apex than the Gundlachia. 

As shown by the figure, the radula of this species is quite 
typical of the genus. 


A LIST OF SHELLS FROM THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA, 


BY BRYANT WALKER. 


The late Dr. Charles A. Davis, the well known peat-expert 
of the U. S. Bureau of Mines, in addition to his special acquire- 


54 THE NAUTILUS, 


ments in geology and botany, was a good all-round zoologist 
and had a lively and unaffected interest in the work that any 
of his friends might be carrying on in that department. It was 
his kindly habit in his travels about the country to preserve 
any specimens that he came across that seemed to him likely to 
be of interest to any of his zoological friends. It will be re- 
membered that the conchologists owe to him the rediscovery of 
the long lost Planorbis multivolvis Case, (Navut., XXI, p. 16), 
and also the little Lymnea davisi Walker, (Naur. XXII, p. 
17), which bears his name. 

In the spring of 1911 Dr. Davis’ professional duties took him 
to Florida and while there he collected quite a number of 
samples of ‘‘ drift,’’? which in due time came into my possession. 
Several of the localities represented in the collection, such as 
Maimi and St. Augustine, have already been reported upon by 
previous collectors and there seems to be no occasion to dupli- 
cate their work, but quite a number of the places visited by Dr. 
Davis have not been covered by any of the previous collectors 
in Florida and a record of the species found by him seems 
worthy of publication as a contribution to the distribution of 
the Mollusca along the east coast of the state. 


I am indebted to Dr. George H. Clapp for the identification 


of the Gastrocoptas and Vertigos. 
The list of localities and species represented in the collection 
is as follows: 
MARSHES NEAR CHESTER SHOALS. 


Euglandina rosea Feér. Gastrocopta pentodon (Say). 
Polygyra -cereolus carpenteriana | Vertigo milium (Gld.). 

Bld. Melampus coffeus (L.). 
Zonitoides minuscula (Binn.). Detracia bulloides (Mont. ). 
Zonitoides minuscula alachuana | Chrondropoma dentatum (Say. ) 

(Dall). Plecotrema cubense (Pfr.). 
Vitrea dalliana ( ‘Simpson’ | Blauneria heteroclita (Mont. ). 

Pils;)); Microtralia minuscula (Dall). 
Pupoides modicus (Pfr.). Truncatella clathrus Lowe. 
Gastrocopta rupicola (Say). Truncatella caribxensis pulchella 
Gastrocopta pellucida hordeacella Pir, 

(Pils. ). Truncatella bilabiata Pfr. 


Gastrocopta tappaniana (C. B. | Littoridina monroensis (Ffld.). 
Ads.) ? 


EE LE ELE, eee ee 


THE NAUTILUS. 55 


Paludestrina? sp.? A single specimen that I can not ap- 
proximate to any of the described species. 

This is the first record, I believe, for Plecotrema cubense from 
the mainland of Florida. Originally described from Cuba, it 
was listed from the Bermudas by Dr. Pilsbry in 1900, (Trans. 
Conn. Acad., X, p. 504, pl. Ixii, fig. 11), and there figured by 
him for the first time. Both he and Mr. John B. Henderson 
inform me that they have collected it on several of the Keys 
and I am indebted to both of them for the opportunity of com- 
paring my specimen with theirs. 


CHESTER SHOALS REFUGE STATION. 


ELuglandina rosea (Fer. ). Melampus coffeus (1. ). 
Polygyra auriculata (Pfr. ). Detracia bulloides (Mont. ) 
Polygyra woulifera (Shutt. ). Lymnaea humilis Say. 
Polygyra cereolus (Mihlf. ). Physa cubensis Pfr. 
Polygyra cereolus carpenteriana | Planorbis tumidus Pfr. 
(Bld.). Planorbis alabamensis Pils. 
Polygyra cereolus  septemvolva | Chrondropoma dentatum (Say). 
Say. Truncatella bilabiata Pir. 
Polygyra cereolus volvoxis (Pfr.). | Truncatella clathrus Lowe. 
Praticolella jejuna (Say. ). Littoridina monroensis (Ffld.). 


BETWEEN CHESTER SHOALS AND CAPE CANAVERAL. 


Polygyra cereolus (Muhlf. ). Gastrocopta rupicola (Say). 
Polygyra cereolus carpenteriana | Melampus coffeus (1. ). 
(Bld.). Detracia bulloides (Mont. ). 


Polygyra cereolus volvoris (Pfr.). | Blauneria heteroclita (Mont. ). 
Polygyra weulifera (Shutt. ). Chrondropoma dentatum (Say). 


Zonitoides minuscula (Binn.). | Truncatella bilabiata Pfr. 
Pupoides modicus (Pir. ). Truncatella clathrus Lowe. 
Gastrocopta pentodon (Say ). Truncatella caribxensis pulchella 
Gastrocopta pellucida hordeacella Pfr. 

(Pils. ). 


Amnicola, sp.? A single immature specimen. 


56 THE NAUTILUS. 


CANAVERAL P., O. 


Euglandina rosea (Fer. ). 

Polygyra  cereolus 
Say. 

Polygyra cereolus volvowis (Pfr. ). 


septemvolva 


Polygyra cereolus carpenteriana 
(Bld. ). 

Pupoides modicus (Pfr. ). 

Helicina orbiculata Say. 


Eau GALLIE. 
Polygyra cereolus septemvolva | Polygyra wvulifera (Shutt. ). 
Say. Physa cubensis Pfr. 
Polygyra cereolus volvoxis (Pfr.). | Helicina orbiculata Say var. 


IsLAND oF Eau GALLIE. 


Polygyra uvulifera (Shutt. ). 
Praticolella jeyuna (Say). 


Lymnaea humilis Say. 
Physa cubensis Pfr. 


Paum BEAcH. 


Euglandina rosea (Fer. ). 
Polygyra auriculata Say. 


Vertigo milium (Gld.). 
Vitrea dalliana ( ‘Simp.’ Pils. ). 


Polygyra cereolus carpenteriana | Vitrea indentata (Say). 


(Bld. ). 
Strobilops floridana Pils. 
Strobilops hubbardi (Brown). 
Pupoides modicus (Pfr. ). 
Gastrocopta contracta (Say). 
Gastrocopta rupicola Say. 
Gastrocopta pellucida hordeacella 
(Pils. ). 
Gastrocopta pentodon (Say). 


Zonitoides arborea (Say). 

Zonitoides minuscula (Binn. ). 

Zonitoides minuscula alachuana 
(Dall). 

Guppya gundlachi (Pfr. ). 

Thysanophora granum (Streb. ). 

Physa cubensis Pfr. 

Helicina orbiculata Say.. 


Lone Kry 


Euglandina rosea (Fer. ). 
Polygyra cereolus (Miihlf. ). 


Gastrocopta pellucida hordeacella 
(Pils. ). 


Polygyra cereolus carpenteriana | Gastrocopta pellucida hordeacella 


(Bld.). 
Strophia incanum (Binn. ). 
Pupoides modicus (Pfr. ). 
Gastrocopta pentodon (Say). 
Gastrocopta rupicola (Say)? 


(Pils.) var. Small form. 
Thysanophora incrustata (Gld. ). 
Thysanophora granum (Streb.). 
Thysanophora dioscoricola 


(Guppy). 


THE NAUTILUS. 57 


Guppya gundlachi (Pfr. ). 

Varicella gracillima floridana 
Pils. 

Succinea campestris Say? 

Melampus coffeus (L.). 

Detracia bulloides (Mont. ). 

Microtralia minuscula (Ball). 

Lymnea columella Say. 

Physa cubensis Pfr. 


Helicina tantilla Pils. 

Chrondropoma dentatum (Say). 

Truncatella caribzensis ‘‘ Sby. ; 
Rve. 

Truncatella caribeensis pulchella 
Pfr. 

Truncatella clathrus Lowe. 

Truncatella bilabiata Pfr. 

Tittoridina monroensis (Ffld.). 


Amnicola. sp? A single specimen of a very small, globose 
form that may bean n. sp. Alt. 1 mm. 


COLLECTING IN DIGBY, NOVA SCOTIA. 


BY LILLIAN DYER THOMPSON. 


While traveling through Nova Scotia and New Brunswick 
last summer, we stayed for about six weeks at Digby, N. S. 
Digby is about 200 miles northeast of Boston, and is situated 
near the Bay of Fundy, opposite St. John, N. B. The town 
is located on the southeast shore of the Annapolis Basin,—a 
sheet of water about twenty miles long and ten miles wide. 
This basin is connected with the Bay of Fundy by a channel 
about three-fourths of a mile wide at its greatest width. This 
channel, known as Digby Gap, is noted for its rapid tides,— 
the rate of flow through the Gap being about eight miles an 
hour. The tide fall at Digby is thirty feet. The shores of the 
Basin are sandy, with the exception of the two rocky promen- 
tories on each side of the Gap; the one which is nearest to Digby 
being Point Prim. The town is on a small peninsula on either 
side of which are two inlets of the Annapolis Basin, known as 
the Racquet, on the west, and the Jacquet, on the east of Digby 
proper. On the ebb tide these are almost dry, exposing long 
mud flats. 

There is one island in the Basin, about opposite the Gap and 
at the mouth of Bear River, called Bear island. From this a 
long bar extends, called Bear Island Bar, which is covered to a 
depth of about six feet at low water, and is covered with eel- 
grass. 


58 THE NAUTILUS. 


Near the Yacht Club pier were found many Polinices heros, 
and their red-brown ‘‘sand-collars.’? In the Jacquet were 
many Litorina littorea and Litorina rudis. On the exposed beach, 
nearer the town, we found Mytilus edulis. On the rocks, in the 
Racquet, we found Thais lapillus and a host of Acmaea testudin- 
alis ranging in size from one-eighth of an inch to about an inch 
in diameter. In the mud, at the base of the rocks, were a mul- 
titude of Buccinum undatum, Neptunea decemcostata, ranging in 
size from one-eighth of an inch to about an inch in diameter. 
In the mud, at the base of the rocks, were a multitude of Buc- 
cinum undatum, Neptunea decemcostata, and Colus stimpsoni, all 
alive and half-buried. Some dead specimens of Aporrhais occi- 
dentalis were also found, five of them being full-grown. 

On the suggestion of Capt. Danforth, we constructed a 
dredge, and endeavored to dredge Bear Island Bar from his 
motor-boat. Here we found quantities of Lacuna vincta, Alec- 
trion obsoleta, Cylichna alba, and two Polinices triseriata. 

There were some soldiers encamped at Digby, and they used 
to gather Litorina littorea and steam and eat them, without any 
flavoring. They sometimes ate Thais lapillus also. One day, 
after a rain, we found two Helix hortensis crawling along the 
road. 


A NEW TYPE OF THE NAYAD-GENUS FUSCONAIA. 
GROUP OF F. BARNESIANA LEA. 


BY A. E. ORTMANN. 


During the study of the nayad-fauna of the upper Tennessee, 
the present writer found that there exists, in this region, a 
peculiar type of shells, belonging to the genus Fusconaia, the 
various forms of which have been described previously under a 
great number of specific names, which, however, seem to belong 
all to one species. In addition, among material received from 
L. S. Frierson from the Ozark Mountains, a form was discov- 
ered which presented the same structure. 

The oldest name for the upper Tennessee form is Unio bar- 
nesianus Lea. A more detailed account of its various phases is 
to be given elsewhere, and it suffices here to mention only those 


a 


THE NAUTILUS. 59 


forms which belong here. According to obesity, I distinguish 
three local, or ecological races: 


1. FuscoNAIA BARNESIANA (Lea) 1838. 


U. barnesianus Lea, ’38. U. meredithi Lea, ’58. U. pudicus 
Lea, ’60. U. Lyoni Lea, ’65. U. tellicoensis Lea, ’72. U. 
lenticularis Lea, ’72. 

As the normal (most abundant) forms we may regard U. mere- 
dithi, pudicus and lenticularis, which differ from each other only 
in the development of the rays (topotypes examined). U. 
barnesianus is a slightly more elongated individual, with poorly 
developed rays. U. tellicoensis (topotypes examined) is a lenti- 
cularis slightly more swollen; and U. lyoni forms the transition 
toward var. twmescens, having a little more elevated beaks, greater 
obesity, and rather distinct rays. 


2. FUSCONAIA BARNESIANA BIGBYENSIS (Lea) 1841. 


U. bigbyensis Lea, ’41. U. estabrookianus Lea, ’45.  U. fas- 
sinans Lea, ’68. Plewrobema fassinans rhomboidea Simpson, ’00. 

The most frequent form is fassinans rhomboidea (topotypes 
examined), with rays poorly developed. U. bigbyensis has 
more distinct rays; U. estabrookianus (topotypes examined) is 
an old, overgrown form, without rays; U. fassinans is founded 
upon an individual (type examined, also topotypes), which is 
exceptionally elongated, without rays. 


3. FuscoNAIA BARNESIANA TUMESCENS (Lea) 1845. 

U. tumescens Lea, ’45. U. crudus Lea, ’71. U. radiosus 
Lea? 71. 

U. tumescens is the most typical form, greatly swollen, with 
more or less developed rays; U. radiosus (type and topotypes 
examined) is less swollen, but for the rest like twmescens; U. 
crudus (topotypes examined) lacks rays, and has much eroded 
beaks, but stands close to radiosus. 

The mutual relations of these forms may be understood by 
the help of the following key. Only the three largest divisions 
are to be regarded as varieties, in the other forms the characters 
are merely individual, although specimens representing only 


60 THE NAUTILUS. 


one (or a few) of these ‘‘forms’’ often prevail at a given 
locality. 


a,. Flat, compressed, dia. of shell less than 40 per cent of the 
length (var. bighyensis). 
b,. No rays, or rays obscure, color of epidermis brown, 


dark. 
c,. Rhomboid in shape. 
d,. Large. Estabrookianus. 
d,. Smaller. Fassinans rhomboidea. 
C,. More ovate, tapering behind. Fassinans. 
b,. Rays distinct, well developed over most of the disk. 
Ground color of epidermis lighter. Bighyensis. 


aj. Moderately convex, dia. 40-49 per cent of length. 


Barnesiana typica. 
b,. Beaks not elevated, shape trapezoidal, rhomboid, or 
subovate. 
c,. Dia. about 41 or 42 per cent; size small. 
d,. Shape somewhat elongate (trapezoidal); rays 


obscure. Barnesianus. 
d,. Shape shorter (rhomboidal). 

e,. Rays obscure. Lenticularis. 

e,. Rays present, color of epidermis lighter. 
f,. Rays few. Meredithi. 
f,. Rays numerous. Pudicus. 
Cg. Dia. about 45 per cent; larger. Shape subovate. 
Rays obscure. Tellicoensis. 
b,. Beaks more elevated, shape subtriangular. Dia. 46 
per cent, with rather distinct rays. Tyoni. 


ag. Much swollen, dia. over 50 per cent. Beaks elevated. 


(var. Tumescens). 
b,. Without rays. Dia. 51 percent. Beaks much eroded. 


Crudus. 

b,. With rays. Dia. about 56 per cent or more. 
c,. Dia. about 56 per cent. Radiosus. 
C,. Dia. about 64 per cent. Tumescens. 


As to the geographical distribution, it should be briefly stated 
that the swollen forms (a,) inhabit the largest rivers; the com- 
pressed forms (a,) are found in the headwaters, and the inter- 


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mediate forms (a,) belong to the streams of moderate size. 
Intergrades are frequent. 


ANATOMY.! 


All these shells have the same, and an extremely characteris- 
tic and unique structure of the soft parts, so that there is not 
the slightest question that they belong together. I have ex- 
amined the soft parts of some 200 specimens in the field, and 
over three dozens have been preserved in alcohol, and have 
been examined at leisure in the laboratory. They include rep- 
resentatives of the three main varieties, and of practically all of 
the individual variations. 

Gravid females have been found on the following dates: May 
11,713; May 15, ’13; May 16, 718; May 20, ’13; May 20, ’14, 
May 22, ’14; May 25, ’14; July 5, 713; July 9, ’13; July 10, 
718; July 13, 7138; July 14, ’18. Glochidia have been observed 
on May 20, ’?14 (immature), and July 14, 13. Thus this spe- 
cies evidently is a summer breeder (tachytictic). 

The soft parts are those of the genus Fusconaia: the supraanal 
is separated from the anal by a very short mantle-connection, 
which is absent (or torn?) in rare cases. Inner lamina of inner 
gills free from abdominal sac. All four gills are marsupial. 
Placentae well developed and subcylindrical. 

Branchial opening with well developed papillae, anal with 
distinct, but small papillae. Palpi subfalciform, posterior mar- 
gins connected at base only. 

While thus the Fusconaia structure is typically developed, 
this species is quite unique in its color. This concerns chiefly 
the color of the gonads, eggs, and placentae. 

The soft parts are often uniformly pale, whitish, but may 
shade to orange, and the orange is most prominent on foot, ad- 
ductors, and mantle-margin; but the paler tints prevail, and 
often the orange is replaced by yellowish or brown. The gills 


1In Navuritvs, 28, 1914, p. 31, I have described the anatomy of ‘‘ Plewro- 
bema fassinans.’’ This is a mistake: the shells examined belong to Pleu- 
robema all right, but are the form known as U. argenteus Lea, which belongs 
to the oviforme-group, and should be called: Pleurobema oviforme argenteum 
(Lea). These will be treated more fully elsewhere. 


62 THE NAUTILUS. 


are pale, but are generally suffused with blackish. The gonads 
are brown to red, mostly of a peculiar dull lavender color in 
the female, and the latter color, or purplish brown, is the pre- 
vailing color of the eggs and placentae. The charged gills be- 
come thus rather dark purple, or purple-brown, shading some- 
times to dull red or blackish, in other cases to brownish, 
brownish pink, brick-red, or even pale brown. These are very 
peculiar tints, by which this species is easily recognized in the 
field: four marsupial gills of this blackish-purple color are not 
known in any other Nayad. 

Glochidia have been found only in specimens belonging to 
the headwaters variety (barnesiana higbyensis). They are subel- 
liptical, slightly higher than long, L. 0.15, H. 0.16 mm. 

Although a true Fusconaia, this species (or group of forms) 
stands isolated within the genus, in characters of the shell as 
well as in the soft parts. It differs from the species of the 
subrotunda-group (incl. ebena, pilaris etc.) very markedly by its 
smaller size and by the very shallow beak cavities. The forms 
of the wndulata-group (incl. flava, and the cuneolus- and cor- 
forms) have generally also somewhat deeper beak cavities, and 
the shell has a more or less distinct posterior ridge, with a flat- 
tening or a shallow groove in front of it, characters which are 
missing in the barnesiana-group. As has been pointed out, in 
the latter group, the color of eggs and placentae is remarkable: 
in all other forms of Fusconaia, this varies from white to bright 
red. 

I introduce here another species, in order to show: that the 
barnesiana-type is also represented outside of the Cumberland- 
Tennessee drainage, namely in the Ozarks. 


FUSCONAIA OZARKENSIS (Call) 1887. 


F. ozarkensis Call, Pr. U. S. Mus. 10, ’87, p. 499, pl. 27. 
Tr. St. Louis Ac. 7, ’95, p. 33, pl. 18.  Lampsilis ozarkensis 
Meek & Clark, Bur. Fisher. Doc. no. 759, ’12, p. 18. Pleu- 
robema utterbacki Frierson, in: Utterback, Naiad. Missouri 
(Amer. Midland Natural 4, 1916, p. 86, pl. 5, pl. 20, f. 63). 

I have specimens from James River, Galena Stone Co., Mo., 
and White River, Cotter and Norfolk, Baxter Co., Ark., do- 


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nated by L. S. Frierson and collected by A. A. Hinkley on 
July 30 and Aug. 2 and 5,’14, A number of specimens (8) 
were preserved in alcohol, coll. July 30 and Aug 2, which all 
were gravid females, and one of each date had glochidia. This 
marks probably the end of the breeding season, and the species 
is tachytictic. 

There is some confusion with regard to this species. After 
the first description by Call, it has not again been recorded, ex- 
cept by Meek and Clark, and I believe, the identification of 
these authors (supported by B. Walker) is correct. But I think 
that other authors have seen this form, but have not recognized 
it, and, for instance, Simpson’s pannosus and subellipticus (re- 
garded as varieties of Pleurobema argenteum and breve respec- 
tively) are also this. Frierson’s utterbacki is surely this, since 
my specimens were thus labeled by Frierson. 

Walker, Frierson, and Simpson (in part) believe this to be a 
Pleurobema, and not a Lampsilis (see also Simpson, ’00, p. 557, 
and ’14, p. 131), and this comes nearest to the truth, in fact, 
it is the most plausible assumption to be made from the study 
of the shell alone. The shell ‘‘resembles a very elongated 
Quadrula coccinea,’’ according to Meek and Clark, and the com- 
parison with Pleurobema argenteum and breve (which, by the 
way, are synonyms), made by Simpson, is significant. We 
must keep in mind that Call’s fig. 4 represents the normal shape 
of the shell, while his fig. 1 is rather abnormal, and possibly 
does not belong here at all. These two figures by no means 
represent the female and male, as Call believes. 

The investigation of the soft parts has shown that this actually 
is a Fusconaia. Corresponding, both in soft parts and shell, to 
the barnesiana-type of the upper Tennessee region. F. ozarkensis 
differs from barnesiana by the more elongated (subtrapezoidal) 
outline of the shell, more anterior beaks, and the weak devel- 
opment of the rays, which are faint at the best, and often en- 
tirely absent. A swollen form of it is not known to me, but 
specimens from White River are slightly more convex than 
those from James River (farther up). Also Utterback’s quota- 
of Frierson (p. 87, footnote) make it probable that there are 
differences in obesity. 


64 THE NAUTILUS. 


ANATOMY. 


Supraanal opening probably separated from the anal by a 
short mantle-connection, but in all my specimens this is torn 
by rough handling. Inner lamina of inner gills free from ab- 
dominal sac. All four gills marsupial in the female. Placentae 
well developed and subeylindrical. 

Anal opening with small papillae, branchial opening with 
well developed papillae. Palpi as usual, their posterior margins 
connected for about one third of their length or less. 

As to the color of the soft parts, which is so characteristic in 
barnesiana, not much can be said, since my material has been 
too long in alcohol. But in most of my specimens the gills are 
yet distinctly suffused with black. The placentae have been 
rendered whitish, but here and there traces of a dark stain are 
preserved (which is disappearing gradually). It is quite pos- 
sible that the color of the placentae originally was similar to 
that of barnesiana. 

The glochidia are subelliptical, slightly higher than long; L. 
O. 15, B. O. 18, thus agreeing with those of F. barnesiana. 


NOTE ON THE RELATION OF SNAIL FAUNA TO FLOODS. 


BY A. RICHARDS. 


During the years 1911 to 1916, while the writer was a mem- 
ber of the faculty of the University of Texas, a series of inci- 
dental observations on ‘the snail fauna of Waller Creek was 
made. ° These observations have now come to an end due to the 
change of residence of the observer. It seems not unwise, 
therefore, to publish a short note on the subject in the hope 
that the facts recorded, although fragmentary, may have a 
bearing on the work of some other follower of snail life. 

Waller Creek is a small stream near the University of Texas 
at Austin. It is some four miles in length and empties into 
the Colorado River at a distance of perhaps two miles below the 
University. That portion of the stream close to the University 
between Fifteenth and Twenty-seventh Streets, was most closely 
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During the hot months, from about July 1st to October Ist 
usually, the stream is dry, or water is to be found only in an 
occasional pool ; during the rest of the year the water flows to 
a depth of a few inches. The bed is scoured out of limestone 
(Austin Chalk) and has for much of its length a solid flat rock 
bottom. The banks of the creek have in general a gradual 
slope. In time of flood and during heavy rains, this stream 
rises very rapidly and quickly becomes bank-full, so that the 
water rushes down in a torrent, the roar of which may at times 
be heard for a distance of some blocks. The fall of the creek is 
considerable, being about 75 feet in two miles from Twenty- 
seventh Street to the Colorado, and this fall in connection with 
the shape of the bed gives to the current in times of flood a 
tremendous force. 

During the first two years of this observation, 1912-1913, the 
snail population of the creek in its middle stretches was dense. 
There were in particular two species very thickly represented, 
Planorbis lentus and Physa halei. So numerous were they that 
one could in a few moments within a very few feet gather a pint 
of either kind. Wherever a little ripple or a tiny waterfall oc- 
curred were many snails oriented in relation to the current, their 
heads pointing into it. Elsewhere in the more quiet water they 
were also to be found, but in Jess numbers. These conditions 
obtained especially in the early spring; as the breeding season, 
which in that latitude extends over half the year, passes by, the 
snails of course become much less numerous. 

It is to be noted that previous to the time when the snails 
had become so abundant, there had been no heavy rains of suf- 
ficient importance to be recorded since 1908. Excessive rains 
occurred in May 1908, November and May 1907, June and 
March 1905, May and April 1904, July and February 1903, 
July and November 1902. There was a very severe flood in the 
creek in April 1900. It will be seen that between the time 
when my observations began and the last excessive rain con- 
siderable time had elapsed and the snails had had the oppor- 
tunity to reinstate themselves in the creek, assuming that they 
had suffered in those floods as they have done in the later ones. 

In the fall of 1913 there were two floods of unusual propor- 


66 THE NAUTILUS, 


tions in the creek. In October it rose very rapidly, but shortly 
subsided, and in November, at the time when the entire state 
was visited by the most severe flood since 1869, it was again 
subjected to a very thorough scouring. Excessive rains fell on 
several consecutive days, and streams in the entire Colorado 
watershed were out of their banks. 

After the heavy rains of the earlier part of the month there 
were several days upon which the rainfall, while comparatively 
light, was sufficient to keep the creek much higher than its 
normal level. When the water finally subsided to its normal 
amount the bed was covered completely with a layer of detritus 
and soft green humus and algae from a half an inch to an inch 
in thickness. This deposit and the acids formed from it have 
been the cause of a much more rapid disintegration of the lime- 
stone than had been the case in the immediately preceding 
years. Loose pieces of limestone which were exposed to the 
action of the water had in many cases fallen apart by the end 
of January. Further rises occurred on April 27 and on May 
20th, 1914, but were not sufficient to remove all of the accumu- 
lated layer of detritus. 

In January 1914, a search for snails where they had before 
been numerous failed to reveal a single specimen of Planorbis 
and less than half a dozen Physa. Even in the deeper pools 
they could scarcely be found. Later in the spring in the lowest 
part of the stream a number of very small Physa, as well as 
some clusters of eggs were found. The force of the current had 
been so great as to wash the snails down to the river, and it is 
possible that the condition of the water due to the decomposing 
humus may have affected those which were able to escape the 
flood danger. That some of the Physa were left after the flood 
may be attributed to their pointed shape which decreases the 
amount of force that the water was able to exert on them as 
compared with that on the flat Planorbis shells. Except as 
noted above in April and May 1914, the conditions in the creek 
remained as normal. 

In January 1915, Physa has again made its appearance in 
the middle parts of the stream, although in small numbers only. 
Diligent search, however, failed to reveal a single Planorbis. 


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The snails which were present were found only under fair-sized 
rocks where they were well protected; they did not occur out in 
the open stream as had been the case when the creek was more 
densely populated with snails. 

In April 1915, on the 22d and 24th, Waller Creek was swept 
by three scouring floods which devastated the entire bottoms. 
The water rose higher during the night than it had at any 
time since 1886; bridges were washed away and much damage 
done. The bottom of the creek was again washed clean except 
under the larger stones and in deep holes in the bed. Snails 
were not observed in any numbers following this flood during 
the rest of that year. Early in January 1916, however, Physa 
had again appeared fairly abundantly where they had formerly 
been very thick, in the region just above the University; later 
in the spring they became quite numerous here. In January 
of this year the first Planorbis were found that had been seen 
in the creek since the autumn floods of 1913. Between Fifteenth 
and Sixteenth Streets in a pocket containing good-sized stones 
over which the water flows rather swiftly a number of speci- 
mens were taken, although none were found above or below 
this locality. It is noted that below this region the creek is 
frequently covered with oily scum and that it receives the refuse 
from the adjoining properties. Except after high water which 
would clean it out, the creek in this region would hardly be 
expected to support much snail life. It must be supposed either 
that the Planorbis had made their way up to Sixteenth Street 
during the short time following the floods before the water be- 
came badly contaminated, or else that in this particular place a 
few specimens from the previous years had withstood the floods 
and reproduced themselves in sufficient numbers to be notice- 
able in January. Of these two suppositions the latter seems 
much the more rational. 

After the flood of 1915 the water subsided very quickly so 
that a new layer of humus and algae was not deposited, but 
that the bed was again restored to its former condition of a clean 
smooth rock bottom. Upon the return to this condition the 
snail population increased very rapidly, and at the time when 
the last observation was made in the early summer of 1916, 
seemed in a fair way to return to the condition of 1912. 


68 THE NAUTILUS. 


It seems to the writer that the slow return of the snails dur- 
ing the year 1914 was due not only to the repeated rains of the 
fall and winter of 1913-14, but also to the condition of the creek 
bed at this time. Although the heavy rains of 1915 were more 
severe, they were confined to one month, and the creek bed was 
left in a very much cleaner condition than during the preceding 
year, 

The conditions of life which obtain now in Waller Creek are 
those of a new life region. This must of necessity be so in an 
intermittent stream to a certain extent, but owing to the flood 
conditions here they are doubly so. 

The chief facts of interest in regard to the habits of snails as 
shown by these observations, are these: 1, The snails of both 
species are to be found commonly in uncontaminated water 
which is running at a fairly rapid rate, and the most common 
orientation is with the heads pointing up stream; 2, The snail 
population in any stream is subject to wide fluctations depend- 
ing upon flood conditions; 3, Physa because of its shape is less 
affected by floods than Planorbis; 4, The return of the snail 
population to a given stream is determined not only by the 
frequency and severity of the floods, but also by the condition 
of the bottom of the stream after the subsidence of the high 
water; 5, The snails thrive best where there is a constantly 
renewed supply of clean water which contains little decaying 
vegetation. 

Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind. 


WILLIAM BULLOCK CLARK. 


Dr. William Bullock Clark, professor of geology in the Johns 
Hopkins University, eminent for his contributions to geology, 
died suddenly from apoplexy on July 27, at his summer home 
at North Haven, Maine. 

Wm. Bullock Clark was born at Brattleboro, Vermont, De- 
cember 15, 1860. Since 1894 he was professor of geology in 
Johns Hopkins Univesity. In 1896 Professor Clark organized 
the Maryland Geological Society, and has been State Geologist 
since that time. The admirable volumes on paleontology of 


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Maryland, issued under his direction, are widely used by con- 
chologists interested in fossil mollusks. This series of reports 
will be his enduring memorial. Professor Clark’s chief paleon- 
tological interest was in the Echinoidea, upon which he pub- 
lished several monographs. 


PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 


A MonocrarH oF West AMERICAN MELANELLID MOLLUSKS. 
By Paul Bartsch (Pro. U. S. Nat. Museum, Vol. 53, pp. 295- 
356, pls. 34-39, Aug. 1917). This completes the discussion of 
the West American mollusks of the super-family Pyramidel- 
loideae, comprising the family Pyramidellidae, which has 
been previously treated, and the Melanellidae here considered. 
The former are readily distinguished by having the ‘‘nepionic 
whorls sinistral and tilted; the axis of the early whorls usually 
being at right angles to that of the succeeding turns, in the first 
of which the nuclear whorls are frequently quite strongly im- 
bedded.’’ In the latter the early whorls are dextral and never 
tilted or immersed. A review of the work done in this group 
is followed by the descriptions of the species, including forty- 
nine new species and one new genus Eulimostraca. The illustra- 
tions are excellent. 


New anp Litrte Known Species oF SoutH AMERIcAN Mus- 
SELS OF THE GENUS DipLopon. By William B. Marshall (Proc. 
U.S. Nat. Museum, Vol. 53, pp. 381-388, Pls. 50-55, August, 
1917). Two new species Diplodon felipponei and D. fortis are 
described and figured, together with six species described by 
Mr. C. T. Simpson in his Descriptive Catalogue of the Naiades 
and not previously figured. 


NoTES ON THE SHELLS OF THE GENUS EPITONIUM AND ITS 
ALLIES OF THE Paciric Coast oF AmERIcA. By William H. 
Dall, (Proc. U.S. Nat. Museum, Vol. 53, pp. 471-488, August, 
1917). An interesting account of the various groups and sub- 
genera is followed by descriptions of forty-two new species. 

The name Pictoscala is proposed for a section, type Scalaria 
lineata Say. 


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STUDIES ON AUSTRALIAN Moxtiusca. Pr. XIII. By C. Hed- 
ley (Proc, Linn. Soc. New South Wales, 1916, vol. 41, pt. 4, 
pp. 680-719, pls. 46-52, issued April 4, 1917). The author’s 
notes under Tridacna gigantea Perry are of such general interest 
that we quote them in part. ‘‘ Under the name of Chama gigas 
the father of Natural History seems to have embraced the whole 
of the modern genus TJridacna. For the name gigas, as restricted 
to a single species, the candidates are the shell subsequently 
named squamosa by Lamarck and a huge species whose valves 
in the Ulrica Museum, together weighed 498 pounds. 

‘* After careful examination, Hanley decided that the fur- 
belowed clam, such‘as Reeve has figured for 7. squamosa, ought 
rightly to bear the name gigas. He based his verdict on the 
ground that the actual shell owned by Linné as representing 
gigas, is the Lamarckian squamosa, and that to this apply most 
of the literary references. Linnean contemporaries such as 
Born, Regenfuss and Chemnitz, while making casual references 
to the giant, all agree in figuring and describing squamosa as the 
Linnean gigas. 

‘* Discriminating in 1819 between the species his predecessors 
had confused, Lamarck unlawfully used the name gigas for the 
largest form, while for the Linnean gigas he proposed squamosa. 
Attentive to the remarks of Hanley, Hidalgo in 1903, renamed 
the biggest species 7. lamarcki. But in 1811, Perry had already 
used the name Chama gigantea for ‘the largest shell at present 
known.’ As the young of the giant has not yet been traced to 
the adult, it is still possible that squamosa is a juvenile deeper- 
water form of the large intertidal and abraded gigantea. 

‘‘The heaviest known are a pair weighing 550 lbs., which 
Cuvier and Lamarck relate were presented by the Venetian 
Republic to Francis I. These still exist, their edges bound 
with brass, as holy-water basins in the cathedral of St. Sulpice, 
in Paris. 

‘‘The photographs of Saville Kent show the giant clams in 
their natural position on the Great Barrier Reef, where they 
occur free and exposed at low tide, standing on their umbones, 
and showing their brightly colored mantle and so-called eyes 
as they gape.’’ 


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There are many other interesting notes bearing on nomencla- 
ture, and the animals of Australian species. Six new species 
are described and twenty-nine species figured.—C. W. J. 


An ANNOTATED List OF SHELLS FROM NORTHERN MICHIGAN. 
By Mina L. Winslow (Occasional papers, Mus. Zool., Univ. 
Mich., No. 42, July 1, 1917) a list of sixty-five species from 
Schoolcraft, Alger and Chippewa counties, also a list from Isle 
Royale. 


NOTES. 


THE OLpRoYD CoLLection.—Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Oldroyd have 
given their collection of shells to the Leland Stanford Jr. 
University, and are now permanently employed in the Museum, 
Mrs. Oldroyd being the curator. The collection has been placed 
in the Department of Geology and Mining. The Stanford alumni 
purchased the collection and library of the late Henry Hemp- 
hill, which, with the Law collection and several others, forms an 
unusually fine working series. Mr. and Mrs. Oldroyd have spent 
about eight weeks at Friday Harbor, Puget Sound and British 
Columbia making large collections for the Stanford University, 
California Academy of Science and University of California. 


NortH Carortina Lanp SxHELLs.—The following species of 
land shells were picked from leaf-mold collected at Spruce Pine, 
Mitchell Co., North Carolina, by Samuel G. Gordon while on a 
mineralogical excursion. The specimens are in the collection 
of the Acad. Nat. Sci., Phila., Gastrocopta contracta Say, G. 
pentodon Say, Circinaria concava Say, Polita indentata Say, Tax- 
eodonta lamellidens Pils., Gastrodonta elliotti Redf., G. gularis 
Say, Euconulus sterkvi Dall., Punctum pygmeum Drap., Carychiwm 
exile Lea.—E. G. VANATTA. 


A Correction.—In my little paper, ‘‘ Descriptions of New 
West American Marine Mollusks and Notes on Previously 
Described Forms,’’ Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., Vol. 52, pp. 670- 
671, plate 46, figure 2, 1917, I published Certthiopsis ( Cerithiop- 


72 THE NAUTILUS. 


sis) helena from Panama, type Cat. No, 204128, U. S. N. M. 
Mr. Vignal, of Paris, has been kind enough to call my atten- 
tion to fact that the same combination was used by O. Boettger 
in 1901 for a fossil in his contribution ‘‘ Zur Kenntnis der 
Fauna der mittelmiociinen Schichten von Kostej] im Krass0- 
Szorényer Komitat,’’ in ‘‘ Verhandlungen und Mitteilungen des 
siebenbiirgischen Vereins fiir Naturwissenchaften zu Hermann- 
stadt,’’ p. 128, 1901. It is therefore necessary to bestow a 
new designation on my shell, and it may be known as Cerithiop- 
sis (Cerithiopsis) anaitis.—PauL Barrscu. 


ALBINISTIC EPIPHRAGMOPHORA FIDELIS.—A few days ago, I 
had two hours in Gladstone Park. The Park is wooded, and 
there are large moss-covered rocks. LE. fidelis was out freely. I 
found one light one. The one sent you some years ago was 
uniform in color. This one shows two distinct dark narrow 
bands around the lower whorl but not showing anywhere else. 
This is the fourth one I have found in the Park in twenty years 
or more, though I have been there often. 

: —J. G. Matong, Portland, Ore. 


THE many friends of Dr. HERMANN von InERING will hear 
with deep regret that he has been removed by political intrigue 
from his position of Director of the Museu Paviista at Sao 
Paulo, Brazil. This museum was founded by Dr. von Ihering. 
His eminence as a zoologist and unceasing activity as an inves- 
tigator of the South American fauna, had won for it an honor- 
able place among scientific institutions. We understand that 
his successors are men without knowledge of the biological 
sciences. As the only scientific assistant, Mr. Rudolph von 
Thering has resigned, it appears that the scientific activity of the 
State Museum of Sao Paulo has come to an end—a real calamity 
to American zoology and paleontology. 

Dr. von Ihering is located at present at Hansa de Joinville, 
State of Santa Catharina. He isin good health, and is engaged 
in the preparation of his work : ‘‘ Die biogeographischen Grund- 
gesetze,’’? several chapters of which will deal with mollusks.— 
H, Ay Ps & :C, Wed: 


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VoL. XXXI. JANUARY, 1918. No. 3 


NEW SOUTHERN FORMS OF CARYCHIUM AND THYSANOPHORA. 


BY GEO! He CLAPP. 4 |) N\A 


CARYCHIUM EXIGUUM FLORIDANUM new Sees, P1.8, fig. 4-6. 

Differs from the type by its constantly smaller size and the 
greatly thickened lip. The shell is also more tapering, making 
the last whorl appear swollen. 

Of 25 shells measured, from 5 different localities, the largest 
is 1.73 X 0.81 mm. and the smallest 1.52 x 0.78 mm., the 
average being 1.64 * 0.78 mm. 

Fig. 5, ‘‘Snapper Creek Hammock” about 8 miles south of 
Miami, Fla., measures 1.64 * 0.72 mm. Length of aperture 
0.63, width 0.58 mm. Average of 6 shells, 1.61 * 0.70 mm. 

Fig. 4, near Coot Bay, Cape Sable, measures 1.73 0.78 
mm. Length of aperture 0.69, width 0.63 mm. Average of 6 
shells 1.67 & 0.78 mm. 

Fig. 6, Miami, collected by S. N. Rhoads, measures 1.78 x 
0.86 mm. South side of Miami River, about 2 miles above 
Miami, average of 6 shells 1.61 < 0.77 mm. 

Musa Isle, edge of Everglades at entrance to Miami River, 
average of 6 shells 1.58 « 0.79 mm. The Musa Isle shells are 
more globose than those from the other localities, the diameter 
being exactly one-half of the length. 

This subspecies is of wide distribution in Florida and I first 
noticed it in 1895 when I collected a single specimen at Homo- 
sassa, Citrus Co. So far as I have seen it is the only form 
found in the Miami and Cape Sable regions. 

Carychium is apparently not present on the Florida Keys as 


74 THE NAUTILUS. 


I have examined ‘‘rubbish’’ from over 20 of them from Key 
Biscayne to Garden Key, Dry Tortugas; and while I found over 
60 species of land shells, there was not even a fragment of 
Carychium, and it is not mentioned in any of Pilsbry’s published 
lists of Key shells. 

Types from Snapper Creek Hammock, No. 8569 of my col- 
lection. 


THYSANOPHORA MACNEILLI n. sp. Pl. 8, fig. 1. 


Shell small, globose, with about four well-rounded whorls, 
suture deep; color chestnut-brown, somewhat shining; surface 
with faint growth lines and microscopically granulated; apex 
obtuse, large, more densely granulated than the body of the 
shell; widely umbilicate with the umbilicus extending to the 
apex and contained about 5 times in the diameter of the shell. 
Aperture well rounded slightly oblique, lip thin, partly reflected 
around the umbilicus. 

The type measures alt. 1.50, diam. 1.38, umbilicus 0.29 mm, 

Types, fig. 1, from Magazine Point, 8 miles north of Mobile, 
Ala., No. 8572 of my collection. Also found at Spring Hill 
and along the Fowl] River about 3 miles from the coast in the 
southern part of Mobile Co. 

This species is named after the late L. H. McNeill of Mobile, 
Ala., who first found it in 1914. Mr. McNeill, although handi- 
capped by poor health, was an enthusiastic collector and added 
much to our knowledge of the molluscan fauna of southern 
* Alabama. 

There are two species found in Florida, and probably others 
of the Gulf states, with which this species may be confused. 
From T. dioscoricola (C. B. Ad.) it differs in the wider umbili- 
cus, less oblique aperture and in having about 4 whorl more in 
the same diameter. 

T. caeca (Guppy) is a larger, more depressed shell, subangular 
at the periphery, umbilicus nearly covered, and surface with 
distinct spiral sculpture. 


EXPLANATION OF PLATE 8. 
Fig. 1, T. macneilli Clapp 16.6, alt. 1.50, diam. 1.38 mm. 


— 


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Fig. 2, T. dioscoricola (C. B. Ad.) * 16.6, alt. 1.38, diam. 
1.27 mm. 

Fig. 3, T. caeca (Guppy) 16.6, alt. 1.67, diam. 1.73 mm. 

Fig. 4, C. e. floridanum Clapp x 21, alt. 1.73, diam. 0.78 mm. 

Fig. 5, C. e. floridanum Clapp X 21, alt. 1.64, diam. 0.72 mm. 

Fig. 6, C. e. floridanum Clapp X 20, alt. 1.73, diam.0.66 mm. 


THE ANATOMY OF TWO AFRICAN NAYADES, UNIO CAFFER AND 
SPATHA WAHLBERGI. 


BY A. E. ORTMANN. 


Unio cAFFER Krauss, Sued Afr. Moll. 1848. 

Nodularia caffer Simpson, Synopsis, 1900, p. 825. 

Unio caffer Simpson, Descript. Catal. 1914, p. 574. 

When Simpson placed this species in Nodularia, the anatomy 
of only two species of this genus was known, and these had the 
inner gills marsupial. We know now, that Simpson’s Nodularia 
is altogether a conglomerate of entirely heterogeneous forms. 
The present species was placed by Simpson (in 1914) in Unio, 
since he had seen gravid specimens. But he does not give any 
particulars as to the structure of the soft parts, and thus it is 
desirable to give an account of them. 

I am indebted to B. Walker for the soft parts of a number of 
specimens of this species, collected at two localities; Lindague 
Spruit, Natal (trib. to Little Tugela River, coll. in July 1913); 
and Premier Mine Pumping Station, junction of Elands and 
Wilge River, near Pretoria, Transvaal (coll. April 1914). 

The gravid females collected in July had mostly eggs, but 
one of them had glochidia; of those collected in April only one 
female was gravid, and also had glochidia. It is hardly possible 
to draw from these dates a conclusion as to the breeding season, 
except that it might begin in July, provided that there is at all 
a definite season. 

Anatomy: Anal opening separated from the supraanal opening 
by a moderate mantle connection, slightly shorter than the 
anal. Supraanal about as long as or slightly longer than the 
anal. The latter with the inner edge almostsmooth. Branchial 


76 THE NAUTILUS. 


opening with distinct papillae. No differentiating structures on 
mantle-edge in front of branchial. /Palpi subfalciform, of 
medium size, their posterior margins united for nearly half 
their length. 

Gills of the Unionid-type: gill diaphragm complete, separat- 
ing anal and branchial openings. Anterior end of inner gills 
widely remote from the palpi. Inner lamina of inner gill free 
from abdominal sac, except at anterior end. 

Septa and water-tubes present, the former continuous and not 
interrupted, parallel to the gill-filaments. In the male, and in 
the inner gill of the female, they are weak and distant from 
each other. The outer gill of the female is marsupial practically 
in its entire length, with heavy and crowded septa. 

When charged, the marsupium is moderately swollen, the 
edge remaining sharp. Placentae lanceolate and compressed, 
moderately developed, when eggs are present, less so, when 
glochidia are present. 

Glochidia subtriangular in shape, longer than high, lower 
margin bluntly pointed in the middle; hooks have not been 
observed, but there is a slight swelling of the margin at the 
point, without any spinules. It might be that both of my 
specimens contain only immature glochidia, and that the mature 
glochidia have hooks of the Unio-type: but the glochidia do 
not look like immature ones. Size of glochidium: L. 0.23 to 
0.25; H. 0.20 to 0.21 mm. (in Unio pictorum, L. and H. is 
0.21 mm.). 

The structure is that of the subfamily Unioninae, and espec- 
ially of-those genera which have only the outer gills marsupial. 
Considering the general shape of the shell, zig-zag beak sculp- 
ture, anatomy and glochidia (tringular shape of the latter and 
their size), this species stands very near to the genus Unio in 
the modern sense (Ortman, Ann. Carm. Mus. 8, 1912, p. 273) ; 
the only difference is, that the glochidia, although possessing 
the characteristic triangular shape, have no hooks but this 
might be due to immature condition. 

For the present, it is advisable to retain this species in the 
genus Unio (U. pictorum as type), and there is no doubt that it 
stands at least very close to it. If a separate generic (or subgen- 


THE NAUTILUS. 77 


eric) name should be found to be necessary, Cafferia Simpson 
should be considered. 


SpATHA (SPATHA) WAHLBERGI (Krauss). 
Simpson, Descr. Cat. 1914, p. 1326. 


From Mr. W. Israél I have received two specimens from 
Mkata River (tributary to Wami R.), and two specimens from 
Ngerengere River (tributary to Kingani or Ruwu R.) both near 
Mrogoro, German East Africa (collected by Mr. Rudolf). They 
all resemble each other, but the specimens from the Mkata have 
a‘ brownish epidermis, those from the Ngerengere a blackish 
brown one. They agree well with the description and figure of 
S. natalensis Lea (Obs. xi. 1887, pl. 20, f. 58), which is a 
synonym of wahlbergi Krauss. 

The specimens from the Mkata are both females, those from 
the Ngerengere are male and female. 

In Naurtitus 24, 1910 pp. 39-42, I have described the soft 
parts of Spatha kamerunensis Walker, a West African form, 
which belongs to the subgenus Aspatharia Bourguignat. The 
present species is a real Spatha, and the examination has shown, 
that it closely resembles kamerunensis in its anatomy, with the 
exception of one detail. 

Anal opening ovate, about as long as the branchial, closed 
above by the union of the inner edges of the mantle, without a 
supraanal opening. Edge of anal thickened and wrinkled, but 
without papillae, probably capable of a moderate tubular ex- 
tension (siphon). Anal separated from the branchial opening 
by a solid connection of the mantle edges. Branchial defined below 
(or anteriorly) by connection of the inner mantle edges, which, how- 
ever, is short, shorter than the branchial (about one fourth to 
one third as long). In one of my specimens, this connection 
is torn apart, but still distinctly recognizable. Edge of branchial 
somewhat elevated and with small or indistinct papillae, pro- 
bably also forming a short siphon. Farther in front, the 
mantle edges are unconnected and smooth. 

Palpi and gills exactly of the structure described in Spatha 
kamerunensis. Also here the inner lamina of the inner gills is 
free from the abdominal sac, and the septa of the gills are of 


78 THE NAUTILUS. 


the same general character. In the female, the septa of the 
of the inner gill possess, close to the outer lamina, a marked 
swelling, by which the female may be recognized at once (the 
swellings are distinctly seen with a hand-lens). 

Thus Spatha wahlbergi differs from S. kamerunensis only by the 
presence of a mantle connection below (or in front of ) the branchial 
opening, by which this opening becomes perfectly closed and 
subtubular. Whether this is a general character, which disting- 
uishes the subgenera Spatha and Aspatharia, remains to be seen. 
There is no doubt, however, that this character indicates a 
higher specialisation of S. wahlbergi, as compared with S. kamer- 
unensis. Attention should be called to the fact, that in the 
South American shells of the Hyriine-type, this mantle con- 
nection anterior to the branchial is rather variable, and may or 
may not form a generic character (Nautitus, 24, 1911, pp. 117, 
118). 


A NEW CUBAN ZACHRYSIA. 


BY H. A. PILSBRY. 


ZACHRYSIA RAMSDENI n. sp. _ PI. 7, figs. 5, 6. 

The shell is depressed-globose, imperforate, of an olive-ocher 
color, glossy. First 14 whorls smooth, following neanic whor!s 
irregularly wrinkled, the last whorl sharply striate above, the 
base nearly smooth. The periphery is rounded, last whorl 
descending in front. The aperture is very oblique; outer lip 
slightly thickened, unexpanded. The base-columellar margin 
is slightly concave, narrowly reflected and depressed, having a 
very small nodule nearer to the columella than to the base. 

Alt. 13.5, diam. 17.5 mm.; 4 whorls (type). 

Alt. 12.5, diam. 15.8 mm. 

Manati, Los Canos estate, near Guantanamo, Cuba. Type 
No. 117482 A. N. 8. P., collected by Charles T. Ramsden. 

This species resembles Z. emarginata Pfr., but differs by the 
much thinner peristome and especially the narrower base-colu- 
mellar lip. This forms a wide, flat plate in emarginata, but is 
much narrower in ramsdeni than in any other species of the 


EOE 


THE NAUTILUS. 79 


group. The tooth on the basal lip is much smaller than in 
emarginata. 

Specimens have been in the collection of the Academy for 
many years labeled ‘‘ H. emarginata?’’ One lot from Bland 
has the query ‘‘can these be young emarginata?’’ on the label 
—Another lot was in the Van Nostrand collection, two speci- 
mens having been given to the Academy. ‘The collector of these 
shells is unknown. 

Other views of the specimens now figured were given in 
Nauvtiwvs, vol. 28, April, 1915, pl. 6, figs. 2, 2a, when I first 
recognized the form as new. 

Z. emarginata (pl. 7, fig. 7) was first found by Gundlach at 
Caimanera, on Guantanamo Bay, only dead ones in this arid 
place. Afterwards he collected it at Mayari. Mr. Ramsden 
has sent it from the following localities: Boca de Jaibo, 1 mile 
below confluence of Jaibo and Guantanamo rivers. Arroyo 
Hondo, Los Cafios, Guantanamo, Vinculo de Guantanamo, 
Colonia ‘‘ Blanco,’’ 2 miles southeast of Guantanamo. Also a 
dead shell from Caimanera, Gundlach’s original locality. Fossil 
specimens were sent by Mr. Aman some years ago from a de- 
posit of clay at Guamo, on the Rio Cauto. Specimens from all 
of these localities have been examined by the winter. There is 
not much variation except in the height of the spire. 


REICHENBACH’S ZOOLOGIE. 


Allgemeine Taschenbibliothek der Wissenschaften. Finfter 
Theil. Zoologie oder Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs. Erstes 
Bindchen. Dresden. P. G. Hilschersche Buchhandlung. 
1828. 

Zoologie oder Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs, nach eigenen 
Ansichten bearbeitet von H. G. Ludwig Reichenbach, etc., etc. 
Erstes Bindchen. 

The series and special title pages quoted above are those of a 
little-known book which I have been able to examine by the 
kindness of Dr. Charles W. Richmond, the well-known orni- 
thologist and expert on bird nomenclature. Except for the new 


80 THE NAUTILUS. 


names |introduced in the work, there is little original for its 
time, or of interest now ; but a notice of the generic names is in 
order. A few of the new names are merely variations of the 
spelling of well-known older names, some perhaps changed in- 
advertently, others being feminine forms of originally masculine 
names. Reichenbach appeared to favor Venus, as Montfort 
favored Mars. I note the following; the names which they 
presumably equal are supplied in brackets. 

Lithotornus Cuv.; p. 88 [Lithodomus]. 

Padollia Montf.; p. 91 [Padollus]. 

Ricinella Lam.; pp. 92 138 [Ricinula]. 

Melampa Drap.; p. 93 [Melampus]. 

Scarabaea Montf.; p. 98 [Scarabus]. Also p. 152, where 
S. imbrium is mentioned as typical. 

Another series of names, for which no authorities are given, 
and which are therefore to be credited to Reichenbach, are de- 
fined by references to vernacular names in Montfort, or are sub- 
stitutes for earlier generic names. All of the following except 
the last are evidently considered to be subgenera or other subdi- 
visions of Murex L. 

Lathiria (les lathires Montf.); p. 91 [Latirus Montf.]. 

Brontesia (Brontes Montf.); p. 91 [Brontes Montf.]. 

Typhlia (les Typhlis Monté.); p. 91 [Typhis Montf.]. 

Cichorax (les Chicoracés Montf.); p. 91 [Chicoreus Montf.]. 

Aquilla (les Aquilles Montf.); p. 91 [Aquillus Montf.]. 

Trophones (les Trophones Montf.); p. 91 [Trophon Montf.]. 

Appollia (les Apolles Montf.); p. 91. [Apollon Montf.]. 

Chondrina R. (Chondrus Cuv. non Lamx.); p. 93. 

The Zweites Biindchen was published in 1836, The author 
notes the delay on p. 272. The pagination is continuous with 
the first volume. The system is developed, with some descrip- 
tion of the genera and one or more species mentioned. 

On p. 152 the name Chondrina is defined (as a subgenus 
or subordinate group of Helix) with the words: ‘‘ mit eif6rmiger 
Schale—H. avenacea, Hafer Sch.’’ Avenacea was one of the 
species of Cuvier’s Chondrus (for which Chondrina was pro- 
posed as a substitute). As it is the only species cited under 


THE NAUTILUS. 81 


Chondrina, it becomes type of that group. No type had been 
selected previously for Chondrus. Chondrina will therefore re- 
place Modicella Ads., 1854, as used by Boettger and Westerlund. 
So far as I know, the other names proposed had all been pro- 
vided with valid names previously. 

The work covers the invertebrates only. There are some 
new generic names in other Classes, as well as those in Mollusca 


noticed above. 
H. A. PILsBry. 


FURTHER NOTES ON THE MOLLUSCA OF ONEIDA LAKE, NEW YORK; 
THE MOLLUSKS OF LOWER SOUTH BAY. 


BY FRANK C. BAKER. 


In a previous paper’ the writer listed the fresh-water mol- 
lusks of the west end of Oneida Lake, 62 species and races being 
represented. In the present paper the fresh-water mollusks of 
a large bay in Oneida Lake are listed, the additional material 
bringing the total molluscan fauna of the lake to 91 species and 
races, of which 5 are new toscience. It is highly probable that 
half the species of fresh-water mollusks inhabiting the State will 
be found in Oneida Lake when the east end, the deep water, 
and the small tributary streams are examined. The additional 
Spheriide collected in 1916 is noteworthy, bringing the total 
number to 32, of which 23 are Pisidia. The deeper water also 
added several species of note not found in 1915. 

Mollusks were abundant everywhere, being absent from less 
than one percent of the area examined. Associated with the 
mollusks were oligochete worms, planarians, leeches, amphi- 
pods and other crustaceans, fresh-water insects and insect larve, 
and the little water mites, forming together a veritable micro- 
cosm, in which the majority of fresh-water groups of animals 
were represented. In point of numbers the mollusks usually 
predominated. The studies in Lower South Bay were carried 
on quantitatively for the purpose of ascertaining the available 
amount of fish food present in this body of water and its im- 


1The NAUTILUS, xxx, pages 5-9, 1916. 


82 THE NAUTILUS. 


mediate vicinity. During the field work, 18,440 specimens 
were collected, of which, 9335 were mollusks. Ecological notes 
were made on all of the species in connection with the environ- 
ment and with the associated animals. The discussion of these 
topics, many of which are of an economic nature, will be pub- 
lished as a technical bulletin by the New York State College of 
Forestry, and the interested reader is referred to this publica- 
tion for details concerning these and kindred subjects. 

When the field work was made for the material upon which 
Technical Bulletin Number IV (page 89) is founded the deeper 
water of the west end of the lake was examined with a crowfoot 
dredge, and, naturally, only a few mussels were obtained. For 
the field work of 1916 a large dredge with a 16-inch frame was 
used with very satisfactory results, a large number of clams as 
well as gastropods being collected. When these results were 
tabulated an interesting variation in bathymetrical distribution 
was observed. ‘This is indicated in the table below: 


Table showing decrease of mollusks with depth. 


Shore to six inches . ; ; . 6 species 
1 to 3 feet ; ; : : . 46 species 
3 to 6 feet ; F i ‘ . 40 species 
6 to 9 feet : é ; : . 39 species 
9to l2ieet . : : ; . 29 species 
12 to 15 feet . ; : : . 26 species 
15 to 18 feet . ‘ ; ‘ 11 species 


Lower South Bay is the largest Banat: of Oneida Lake and 
is situated at the southwest end. It is about one by two miles 
in extent and covers an area of approximately 881 acres. It is 
well protected on the north by Long Point which extends east- 
ward into the lake for nearly a mile, forming an effectual bar- 
rier to the heavy north and northwest storms. Between Long 
Point and Short Point (see the map in Technical Bulletin, IV) 
lies Short Point Bay where the water is usually quiet and the 
habitats are sheltered from strong waves. The greater part of 
the shore is of sand or clay, a very small proportion being of 
gravel and boulders. The deeper water has a mud bottom. 
The 881 acres included in the area of Lower South Bay is divided 
as follows: 


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Boulder and gravel bottom . 3 . 20 acres 
Sand bottom 5 : ; : . 85 acres 
Clay bottom ; : : : . 92 acres 
Mud bottom : : ; : . 684 acres 
Total acreage . : A . 881 


Plant life is very abundant in the bay and it is due to the 
great quantity of this life that the animal life is so abundant. 
The submerged plants are the most abundant in species, Pota- 
mogeton, Najas, Elodea, Vallisneria and Myriophyllum being the 
principal genera represented. Scirpus, Pontederia, Nymphea 
and Castalia are the most abundant of the emergent types of 
vegetation. The most surprising result of the plant analysis 
has been the presence of great quantities of filamentous and 
other alge, the former in places fairly choking the water. Up- 
wards of 36 species were found in the material examined by Dr. 
EK. N. Transeau, including Cladophora, Oedogonium, Ulothrix 
and Spirogyra among the filamentous species. It was in this 
mass of alge, which often formed a thick blanket, that the 
greater number of mollusks and other animals were found. 

In the list of species to follow, reference is made to the depth 
of water and to the character of bottom upon which the species 
was found. As all but a very few were collected in Lower 
South Bay, the locations are given only where the species was 
found in a habitat outside of this area. My thanks are due Dr. 
H. A. Pilsbry, Dr. Bryant Walker, and Dr. V. Sterki for the 
determination of critical material. To Dr. C. C. Adams and 
Dr. Hugh P. Baker, of the New York State College of Forestry 
I am indebted for the opportunity of making the studies from 
which these notes are abstracted. 


UNIONIDAE. 

Elliptio complanatus (‘‘Solander’’? Dillwyn). In Technical 
Bulletin, IV, page 252, and in the Nautitus, XXX, page 8. 
reference is made to the presence of Margaritana margaritifera 
(L) in the lake. This should be eliminated from the lists as it 
was founded upon pathologic individuals of Elliptio complanatus. 
This Elliptio is the commonest mussel in the lake occurring on 


84 THE NAUTILUS. 


all kinds of bottom and in all depths of water examined. The 
deeper water individuals run considerably smaller than those 
from shallow water. 

Anodonta cataracta Say. On all kinds of bottom in 3-8 feet of 
water. 

Anodonta implicata Say. Found only on exposed shores in 
water two and a half to four feet deep, in sand between boulders. 

Anodonta grandis footiana Lea. Occurs on all kind of bottom 
except boulder in water one and a half to 15 feet deep. 

Lampsilis luteola (Lam.). On all varieties of bottom except 
gravel in water 3-18 feet deep. 

Lampsilis radiata (Gmelin). Found only in water one and a 
half to three feet deep on boulder, gravel, and sand bottom. 
Typical radiata is very rare in Oneida Lake. 

Lampsilis radiata oneidensis Baker. Common in water from 
8-18 feet deep on gravel and mud bottom, usually the latter. 
This species replaces Lampsilis borealis (Gray)' which does not 
occur in Oneida Lake. 


SPHAERIIDAE. 


Spherium vermontanum Prime. The most abundant of these 
small clams, occurring in water from one and a half to 14 feet 
deep and on all varieties of bottom except boulder. | 

Spherium solidulum (Prime). Occurs sparingly in water 8-18 
feet deep on a mud bottom. Dr. Sterki characterizes it as a 
small eastern form. 

Spherium sulcatum (Lam.). Found only on a mud bottom 
in 8-13 feet of water. It is the rarest of these small clams and 
is a small, slight form, quite unlike the large heavy individuals 
found in other parts of New York State. It is an interesting 
case of bathymetrical distribution that vermontanum should oc- 
cur at all depths examined but that solidulum and sulcatum 
should be found only at 8 feet and deeper. The last mentioned 
species was obtained only between 8 and 18 feet. 

Musculium truncatum (Linsley). Clay bottom in four feet of 
water. 


1See Technical Bulletin, IV, page 257; Naurrtus, XXX, pages 74-77, 
1916, 


THE NAUTILUS. 85 


Musculium transversum (Say). Occurred on a sand and clay 
bottom in water one and a half to four feet deep. The individ- 
uals are smaller than is normal for the species. 

Pisidium abditum Haldeman. Small specimens of this species 
were found on sand, clay, and mud bottoms, in one and a half 
to 8 feet of water. 

Pisidium adamsi affine Sterki. Gravel bottom in 3 feet of 
water. 

Pisidium complanatum Sterki. Gravel, sand and mud bottoms 
in water two to 84 feet deep. 

Pisidium compressum Sterki. Common in water one and a 
half to 14 feet deep on gravel, sand, clay and mud bottoms. 

Pisidium compressum levigatum Sterki. Mud bottom in 13 
feet of water. 

Pisidiwm ferrugineum Prime. Occurs in water 3—8 feet deep on 
sand, clay, or mud bottom. It resembles eastern specimens 
from New England. 

Pisidium neglectum Sterki. A few quite small specimens were 
collected on a mud bottom in 84 feet of water. 

Pisidium overt Sterki. A single valve of this western species 
was found in a dredging from a mud bottom in 8 feet of water. 
This species was first described from South Dakota and was 
later found in Minnesota. Its occurrence in New York State 
gives it a wide range eastward. 

Pisidium pauperculum Sterki. On sand and mud bottoms in 
one and a half to 8 feet of water. 

Pisidium punctatum simplex Sterki. On sand and sandy clay 
bottoms in water 14 to 34 feet deep. 

Pisidium sargenti Sterki. Small individuals were collected on 
a sand bottom in one and a half feet of water. 

Pisidium scutellatum Sterki. One of the most abundant of 
these minute clams, occurring on gravel, sand, clay, and mud 
bottoms in water one and a half to 13 feet deep. 

Pisidium scutellatum cristatum Sterki. More common than the 
typical form and occurring usually with it. 

Pisidium splendidulum Sterki. Occurs on a clay bottom in 5 
feet of water. 

Pisidiwm variabile Prime. Found in water 2-13 feet deep on 


86 THE NAUTILUS. 


gravel, sand, clay, and mud bottoms. Most abundant in mud 
in 4-11 feet of water. The specimens are smaller than normal. 

Pisidium vesiculare Sterki. Mud bottom in water 8-11 feet 
deep. 

A number of Pisidia and Musculia are still in the hands of 
Dr. Sterki awaiting identification. They are either peculiar 
forms of well known species or are undescribed, and several 
species are represented. Of the material collected in 1915 Dr. 
Sterki says; ‘‘ You should have 30 species or more of Spheriide 
in your vicinity; and there ought to be more than 20 species 
(plus varieties) of Pisidium.’? With the 1916 material we 
nearly reach Sterki’s estimate of probabilities—26 species of the 
family named and six unnamed. Of Pisidium there are 18 
named species and five unnamed. Several of the species listed 
are recorded from New York State for the first time. The 
Spheeriidze of Lower South Bay consist of small individuals with 
slight shells and more or less weak hinges due to some physical 
property of the water, perhaps a lack of lime. The maximum 
development of this family, both in species and individuals, 
appears to be in comparatively deep water. 


VIVIPARIDAE. 


Vivipara contectoides W. G. Binney. Collected from a mud 
bottom in 9 feet of water. Only one specimen, half grown, 
was found and this was probably brought to its location by cur- 
rents. This species is abundant in the west end ’of the lake, 
near Brewerton, where it lives on a sand bottom in shallow 
water. 

Campeloma decisum (Say.) Collected from a sand and clay 
bottom in water one and a half to 5 feet deep. More abundant 
on a clay bottom. The majority of the individuals of deciswm 
collected in July 1916 were young or immature, adults being 
very rare. It seems evident that the young of this species are 
born in the spring and attain their first year’s growth by Sep- 
tember or early October. Information concerning the details 
of the breeding habits of this group of mollusks are desirable. 


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AMNICOLIDAE. 


Gillia altilis (Lea). Occurs on boulder, gravel, sand, and 
mud bottoms in water 1-14 feet deep. Half-grown and adult 
individuals were abundant in some habitats. 

Somatogyrus subglobosus (Say). A few specimens were col- 
lected associated with Gillia. All were immature. 

Bythinia tentaculata (Linn.). This common species occurs 
abundantly in Lower South Bay on gravel, sand, clay, and mud 
bottoms in water 1-14 feet deep. Most abundant on clay 
and mud bottoms in water 4-14 feet deep. A large percentage 
of the individuals collected were young or immature. This 
species is especially abundant in filamentous alge (mostly Cla- 
dophora fracta) and a single specimen was collected from a leaf 
of the arrowhead, Sagittaria arifolia. A pint of alge, represent- 
ing 100 square inches of area on an old log in 5 feet of water, 
yielded 97 adult and 1270 young individuals of this species. 

Amnicola limosa porata (Say). This is the largest Amnicola 
in the lake, and was found only in three habitats: boulder bottom 
in one foot of water, sand bottom in four and a half feet, and 
mud bottom in 18 feet of water. It was most abundant on a 
rocky shoal in water a foot deep, a single boulder having 54 
specimens. Typical limosa is apparently not found in this part 
of the lake. 

Ammnicola bakeriana nimia Pils. This is the most abundant 
Amnicola in the lake, easily known by its wide swollen shell. 
It occurs on all kinds of bottom in water from 1-18 feet deep; 
about 10 per cent of the material collected was immature. Most 
abundant, as are all of the species of the genus, in filamentous 
alge. A single specimen was found on the leaf of Sagittaria 
arifolia. 

Amnicola bakeriana Pilsbry. One of the most abundant species 
in the lake easily recognized by its long spire and deep-sutured 
whorls. It occurs on all varieties of bottom, though least 
numerous on boulder and most numerous on clay and mud 
bottoms where there is a heavy growth of algz. In depth it is 
most abundant in water from 3-6 feet deep, and occurs from 


1 NAUTILUS, xxxi, pp. 44-46, 1917. 


88 THE NAUTILUS. 


1-18 feet deep. It was dredged in great abundance on a mud 
bottom covered with Cladophora fracta, in 84 feet of water. 
Many immature individuals occur with the adults. 

Amnicola oneida Pilsbry. This is the narrowest species in 
the lake, greatly resembling Amnicola lustrica but being more 
slender. It was first seen in 1915 in a lot of shells from French- 
man Island' but only one specimen was secured. It occurs on 
all varieties of bottom and in all depths of water from one and 
a half to 15 feet. It is not common on boulder or gravel bot- 
toms, but on sand, clay, and mud bottoms, where there is a 
covering of filamentous alge (Cladophora, Oedogonium or Spi- 
rogyra) in 24 to 4 feet of water, it is the commonest mollusk in 
the region. In one or two dredgings it was found in abundance 
in 8-9 feet of water but it is not usually plentiful in deeper 
water. Many young and immature individuals were collected 
with the adults. 

Amnicola clarkei Pils. This small, subacute species was found 
associated with bakeriana in four places, though it is not as 
abundant as that species. Occurs on sand, clay, and mud 
bottoms, in water 3-84 feet deep, usually in filamentous alge. 

Amnicola emarginata (Kiister). This characteristic species 


occurred sparingly in water from 10-18 feet deep on mud and | 


gravel bottoms, usually with the filamentous algze Cladophora 
and Spirogyra. 


PLEUROCERIDAE. 


Goniobasis livescens (Menke). Found only on boulder and 
gravel bottoms, on exposed shores or points, in water one and 
a half to four feet deep. Most abundant in water 1-3 feet deep 
on a boulder shore. Many young and immature individuals 
occur. The species as it is found in Lower South Bay varies 
in the obesity of the body whorl, narrow forms occurring, some 
with faint bands resembling the shell from Illinois called depy- 
gis. The columella is deeply tinged with purple. Several 
young individuals were collected having strongly keeled whorls 
and measuring 16 mm in width and 7 mm in width. 


1See Technical Bulletin, IV, page 269, fig. 45, No. 21. 


THE NAUTILUS. 89 


VALVATIDAE. 


Valvata tricarinata (Say). Found on all varieties of bottom, 
except sandy clay, and in all depths of water down to 18 feet. 
It occurs in numbers on a sand bottom at four feet, on clay 
bottom at 34 feet, on a mud bottom at 8 and 18 feet. and ona 
gravel bottom at 15 feet. It is rare on gravel and boulder 
bottoms in shallow water. In this area it is usually associated 
with filamentous alg, Cladophora or Oedogonium. Many young 
and immature specimens occurred as well as some variations in 
the position of the carine. 


Valvata bicarinata normalis Walker. Occurred sparingly on 
gravel, sand, clay, and mud bottoms in water 2-6 deep. 

Valvata sincera (Say). This is a deep water form and ocurred 
on gravel and mud bottoms in water 114-18 feet deep, usually 
associated with the alga Cladophora fracta. It was most abun- 
dant in water 15-18 feet deep. 


PHYSIDAE. 


Physa warreniana Lea. This tadpole snail occured on all 
varieties of bottom in water from one half to 114 feet deep. It 
is abundant, however, only in water one half to one and a half 
feet deep and the the numbers decrease with depth. A gravel 
or boulder bottom is the normal habitat of this species when 
adult, but when young or immature, as was the case with the 
greater number of individuals collected (1-3 mm) it lives in 
filamentous alge (Oedogonium, Cladophora, Spirogyra). Of 47 
lots collected in 1916 but six contained adult animals. This 
seems to be another species that attains maturity in the fall, adults 
being abundant the previous year, in September, in shallow 
water where but few immature shells were seen. This form of 
Physa seems to differ sufficiently from ancillaria to be considered 
a species and there seems to be no reason why it should not be 
called Physa warreniana. It varies greatly in the sculpturing 
of the shell, many individuals occurring that have a smooth, 
polished shell. 

Physa integra Haldeman. Occurs on boulder, sand, clay and 
mud bottoms in water one and a half to ten feet deep. Most 
abundant on a sand bottom in water one and a half feet deep, 


90 THE NAUTILUS. 


and on a clay bottom in water two feet deep. The majority of 
the individuals were young or immature (3-5 mm.) and were 
frequently associated with alge (Oedogonium, Chara, Nitella) or 
with the higher vegetation. In one habitat they were found 
on Potamogeton interruptus and Myriophyllum verticillatum. 

Physa heterostropha Say? Several young shells (7 mm. long) 
thought to be this species were found in Tuttle Brook, Chitten- 
ango Creek. The surface is smooth and shining and the gen- 
eral slope agrees with shells from Philadelphia which are un- 
doubted heterostropha. No adult shells were observed. 


ANCYLIDAE, 


Ancylus parallelus Haldeman. This characteristic fresh-water 
limpet was collected from all bottoms except boulder in water 
one and a half to 11 feet deep, the greater number occurring on 
a sandy clay bottom in one and a half feet of water. In this 
area it is associated with filamentous alge (Oedogonium, Cla- 
dophora) but it is usually more abundant on such plants as 
Nymphxa, Castalia, Typha and Sparganium. 

Ancylus fuscus Adams. Young individuals of this species 
were found in one habitat on a sandy clay bottom in one and a 
half feet of water. 

Ancylus species. A single specimen of Ancylus was found on 
a boulder bottom in two and a half feet of water. It was sub- 
mitted to Dr. Bryant Walker who says of it, ‘‘ I cannot be sure 
of the species and therefore prefer to leave it with a question 
until you get more, which would be very desirable. It does 
not seem to. be any of the more common species.”’ 


PLANORBIDARF. 


Planorbis trivolvis Say. Specimens of typical trivolvis were 
found in but one habitat, a quiet lagoon on a mud bottom in 
one and a half feet of water. 

Planorbis trivolvis variety. This form of trivolvis, listed in 
Technical Bulletin No. IV, page 277, was again obtained in 
1916, on sand, boulder, gravel and clay bottoms in water one 
and a half feet deep. Ecologically this form of trivolvis differs 
from the typical form and it would be convenient for it to have 


THE NAUTILUS. 91 


aname. It is suggested that the name fallax of Haldeman is 
applicable and seems to represent a shell of the kind here 
indicated. 

Planorbis binneyi Tryon. Common on a boulder shore in one 
half to one and a half feet of water. Also collected on sand 
and clay bottoms in one and a half to five feet of water. The 
majority of the specimens were young or immature. Three 
young individuals were found on a leaf of Sagittaria arifolia. 

Planorbis antrosus Conrad. Occurs on all varieties of bottom, 
in water one and a half to 18 feet deep. It is more abundant 
at a depth of one and a half to three feet on asand or clay 
bottom, and is usually associated with the filamentous alge 
Cladophora and Oedogonium. Also found on floating leaves of 
Potamogeton natans. The majority of individuals were young or 
immature and the adults were smaller than normal. 

Planorbis campanulatus Say. Common on all varieties of 
bottom in water 1-9 feet deep. It is most abundant on a sand 
bottom in 14-5 feet of water. In most habitats it is associated 
with filamentous alge (Oedogonium, Cladophora, Spirogyra). 
About half the individuals collected were young or immature. 

Planorbis parvus Say. Occurs on all varieties of bottom in 
water 14-12 feet deep, but is most abundant on clay, sand, and 
mud bottoms in water 14-4 feet deep. It is usually rarest on 
boulder bottoms, but on a shoal north of Dunham Island a 
single boulder 6x4x3 inches had 15 parvus on its surface. This 
species is usually associated with the alge mentioned under the 
last species and is also frequently found on the leaves of Nym- 
phaea, Castalia, Sagittaria arifolia, Myrioyhyllum, and Potamogeton 
interruptus and Richardsoni. Parvus is the most abundant Plan- 
orbis in the region the alge in many places being filled with 
this species and one of the Amnicolas. 

Planorbis hirsutus Gould. This species occurs on all varieties 
of bottom except clay, in water 14-9 feet deep, being most 
abundant at 3-4 feet on a sand bottom. Rare on boulder and 
gravel bottoms. Associated with filamentous alge. 

Planorbis deflectus Say. This species is apparently rare in 
Lower South Bay occurring in but three habitats, on a gravel 
bottom in 24 feet of water. 


92 THE NAUTILUS. 


Planorbis exacuous Say. Occurs on all varieties of bottom in 
14-15 feet of water. Most abundant on sand and mud bottoms 
in 2-5 feet of water. It is rare on gravel bottom but is fairly 
common on boulder bottom, two to four individuals being 
found on each stone. 

Segmentina armigera (Say). This species was collected in 
two habitats, one a swampy shore in Short Bay among the alga 
Oedogonium and the other in a protected bay on the north side 
of Frenchman Island, on leaves of Sagittaria arifolia. Both 
habitats are in shallow water with mud bottoms. 


LYMNAEIDAE. 


Iymnea stagnalis lilliane Baker. This, the largest of the 
gastropods in the lake, was found only in one habitat, the 
rocky shore of the lake, east of Norcross Point, in water a few 
inchés to two feet in depth. All were immature, half or three- 
quarters grown. A single young shell (dead) 14 mm. in length 
was found in a small bay on the south shore of Long Point in 
water 34 feet deep, but it had evidently been brought there from 
some other habitat. 

Pseudosuccinea columella chalybea (Gould). Collected in two 
habitats, a protected bay on Nymphea leaves, and a partly en- 
closed lagoon among filamentous alge, Oedogonium. All speci- 
mens were immature. 

Acella haldemani (‘‘ Deshayes’’ Binney). Observed in two 
habitats on submerged vegetation, always in a protected situa- 
tion, in water from 1—4 feet deep. All of the specimens were 
young, none exceeding 10 mm. in length, and were invariably 
found on the narrow leaves of Potamogeton interruptus. For the 
ecology of this species see the NauTiLus, XXX, pages 135-138. 

Galba catascopium (Say). One of the most abundant of 
Oneida Lake mollusks, found on all varieties of bottom in water 
14 to 14 feet deep. It is most abundant on sand and mud 
bottoms, associated with filamentous alge, when young, and 
on boulder and gravel bottoms when adult. 

Galba obrussa (Say). A single dead shell of this species was 
found in a dredging on a bar near a small lagoon east of the 
steamboat landing in 14 feet of water. It was young, 5 mm. 


THE NAUTILUS. 93 


long, and had evidently been washed into this habitat from 
some region along shore. 

Galba humilis modicella (Say). Found in two habitats, one a 
lagoon among floating alge (Oedogoniwm) and the other in 
Tuttle Brook, a tributary of Chittanango Creek, near the shore, 
in a few inches of water among the alge Oedogonium and Cla- 
dophora. In the latter the mollusks were very abundant craw- 
ling on the shore at the margin of the water. 


SUCCINEIDAE. 

Succinea retusa Lea. Small specimens of this species were 
very abundant along the shore at Becker’s landing, crawling 
over the rocks on the shore near the margin of the lake. 

The New York State College of Forestry, 
Syracuse University. 


NEW LAND SHELLS FROM CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA. 


H. A. PILSBRY AND JAS. H. FERRISS. 


EPIPHRAGMOPHORA CALLISTODERMA N. sp. PI. 7, fig. 3. 


The shell is narrowly umbilicate, thin, cinnamon-brown, 
fading on the base to tawny olive, having a chesnut-brown band 
at the shoulder, with a wide border below and a narrow one 
above of olive buff. Sculpture of inconspicuous growth- 
wrinkles, and under the microscope, it is seen to be set with 
rounded pustules in high relief (about 35 in a square mm. on 
the upper part of the last whorl) ; they are rather irregularly 
arranged, along the growth-wrinkles the surface between pustules 
having very beautiful fine and close sculpture of wrinkles, 
which are parallel in spiral bands on the shell, elsewhere ir- 
regular and interrupted. This gives the shell a many-banded 
appearance, in certain lights. 

Whorls nearly 54, narrow and closely wound, the last rela- 
tively very wide, broadly rounded peripherally, descending a 
little in front. The aperture is large, oblique, margins but 
slightly expanding, at the columella dilated partly over the um- 
bilicus. Alt. 16, diam. 23 mm. oblique alt. of aperture 13, 
width 14 mm. 


94 THE NAUTILUS. 


Margin of Kern River 2 miles north of Bakersfield, Tulare 
Co., Cal., on an island formed by an irrigation ditch ; on dead 
vegetation at the water’s edge. Collected by Ferriss and Hand, 
July 1, 1916. 

This species differs from all forms of E. mormonum and E. 
hillebrandi by its much smaller umbilicus, far wider spire, and 
the more inflated last whorl. The embryonic whorls of the two 
species mentioned are densely papillose, while the new form 
has a pattern of close, irregularly radial wrinkles. It is not 
closely related to any other species known to us. 


OREOHELIX HANDI N. sp. 


A member of the O. hemphilli group. The shell is thin, de- 
pressed, very strongly keeled throughout, irregularly striate, 
decussated by spiral lines producing a rather indistinct granula- 
tion. On the other base there are spiral series of granules. In 
young shells and mostly adults, there are short cuticular pro- 
cesses on the granules and at the periphery. There are 44 
whorls. The first 14, forming the embryonic shell, are strongly 
convex, the first whorl almost smooth, after which a few radial 
ripples appear. The first part, embryonic whorl, is very convex 
but begins to be impressed near the periphery. Subsequently 
the whorls are excavated on both sides of the suture, and the 
last one is concave above and below the peripheral keel. In fact 
it descended a little below the keel. The umbilicus is rather 
large and funicular. Aperture rather small, the margins con- 
verging, thin. There is a band of dark livid brown above and 
one close below the keel, the rest of the upper surface being 
clouded or suffused with the same color with lighter patches 
and streaks ; keel usually whitish. Alt. 5.7, diam. 10.2 mm. 

Charleston Mountain, Lincoln Co., Nevada. This is about 
30 miles north of Las Vegas, Nevada. Collecting was done for 
about a mile southward from Griffith’s Hotel, the elevation 
about 9000 to 9500 ft. 

This species is related to O. hemphilli and O. eurekensis, but 
differs from both by its more depressed, much more strongly 
keeled form. 0. hemphilli is also much larger and more solid. 
Its locality is about 200 miles northeast from Charleston 


THE NAUTILUS. 95 


Mountain. Whether these three forms will eventually be ranked 
as species or eurekensis and handi as subspecies of hemphilli can- 
not be determined definitely until] further collections are made 
in Nevada and western Utah. At the present time, there is no 
evidence of intergradation, yet the territory where such evidence 
would be looked for is wholly unexplored. 

Some hundreds of specimens were collected. There is slight 
variation in sculpture, but very little in form. 

Vallonia cyclophorella Ancey. 

A race which may be called V. c. septuagentaria P.&F. was 
taken at Bubb’s Creek Falls, Tulare Co. It has fully 70 ribs 
on the base. Alt. 1.25, diam. 3 mm. 


A SUMMER’S COLLECTION AT FRIDAY HARBOR, WASHINGTON. 


BY T. S. OLDROYD. 


Mrs. Oldroyd and myself had the pleasure of spending our 
vacation at the marine biological station of the University of 
Washington at Friday Harbor, San Juan Co., Washington. 
This group of islands, so wonderful in their wild beauty, is situ- 
ated between the Strait of Fuca and the Strait of Georgia, north 
of Port Townsend. The San Juan group comprises more than 
100 islands of varying sizes, the most important being San Juan, 
noted as having been the scene of the last struggle between the 
British and Americans in the boundary-line dispute from 1852 
to 1872; the ruins of the old English camp and blockhouse still 
remain near Roach Harbor. Friday Harbor, the chief town of 
the islands, is the county seat of San Juan Co. which includes 
all the islands of the group. The town is situated on a beauti- 
ful bay and is the shipping-point for a large area of unsurpassed 
agricultural land. They have also one or two large salmon 
canneries. The islands are nearly all high and prominent and 
covered with a dense growth of trees, mostly fir. Mount Con- 
stitution on Orcus Island is the highest point. From its sum- 
mit, 2094 feet above the sea, is the finest view to be obtained 
anywhere of the great panoramic picture of Puget Sound. The 


96 THE NAUTILUS. 


biological station is about one-quarter mile from Friday Harbor, 
and is under the able management of Dr. T. C. Frye. The 
camp is situated ona beautiful picturesque heavy-timbered 
slope and is one of the most healthy places in the world. The 
islands are a paradise for the botanist and student, as all forms 
of marine life is here very abundant. Students and visitors are 
accommodated from all over ; tent houses, cots, mattresses, and 
other things are furnished, all but the bedding; and one needs 
plenty of covering for the nights are cold. Good table board 
can be had at nominal rates and visitors are required to pay a 
small registration fee which entitles them to the use of the boats 
and the week-end excursions on the dredge boat to places of 
interest on the islands, and it is well worth the price. The ex- 
cursions sometimes take two days with a camp out over night, 
and they have bonfire chats and clambakes in the evenings. 
Sometimes in the main channels the tide runs swift, but in the 
bays and protected places and along shore it is as smooth as a 
mill pond. Although there is a difference of 14 feet sometimes 
in the tides yet it creeps in and out without a splash or a ripple. 
This makes it fine for shore collecting on the rocky reefs. It 
is the best I ever saw. The dredging was done by a small tug- 
boat, a shrimp dredger, and Captain Burnham understood the 
business thoroughly, having been 25 years on the Sound. He 
always knew the character of the bottom in nearly every place. 
We were allowed to go out on the dredge boat every day. At 
this we were treated especially fine, there being nobody there 
very much interested in shells, and often for two or three days 
at a time when they had no special use for the dredge they 
turned the boat over to us to go dredging where we pleased, an 
opportunity we were not slow to grasp and make good use of. 
And just imagine our having to sweep overboard bushels and 
bushels of those beautiful Chlamys hericius Gld. and hindsii Cpr. 
dredged in from 25 to 50 fathoms, not knowing what to do with 
somany. Mrs. Oldroyd worked like a beaver all the time and 
did not let many good things get away. The summer school 
lasted six weeks and a pleasanter time we never spent. 


The following is a list of the species we collected during the 
six weeks : 


THE NAUTILUS. 97 


List oF SpEcIES COLLECTED AT FRIDAY HARBOR 
SUMMER SCHOOL. 


Nucula castrensis Hds. 

Nucula tenuis Mont. 

Leda 2 sp. 

Leda minuta. 

Leda cellulita Dall. 

Yoldia amygdala. 

Yoldia limatula Say. 

Yoldia thraciaeformis Storer. 

Yoldia ensifer Dall. 

Glycimeris subobsoleta Cpr. 

Ostrea lurida Cpr. 

Pecten hericius Gld. 

Pecten hindsii Cpr. 

Pecten hindsii navarchus Dall. 

Pecten islandicus Mill. 

Hinnites gigantea Gray. 

Pododesmus machoschisma 
Desh. ' 

Mytilus californianus Conr. 

Mytilus edulis Linn. 

Modiolus rectus Conr. 

Musculus laevigatus Gray. 

Musculus niger Gray. 

Crenella decussata Mont. 

Kennerlyia grandis Dall. 

Kennerlyia filosa Cpr. 

Entodesma saxicola Baird. 

Astarte willotti Dall. 

Astarte esquimalti Baird. 

Venericardia ventricosa Gld. 

Miodontiscus prolongatus Cpr. 

Thyasira barbarensis Dall. 

Axinopsis sericatus Cpr. 

Phacoides annulata Rve. 

Phacoides tenuisculpta Cpr. 


Pseudopythina rugifera Cpr. 
Kellia suborbicularis Mont. 
Cardium corbis Mart. 
Cardium californiense Desh. 
Cardium fucanum? Dall. 
Serripes gronlandicus Gml. 
Transennella tantilla. 
Saxidomus giganteus Desh. 
Saxidomus giganteus brevis? 
Dall. 
Marcia kennerlyi (Cpr.) Rve. 
Marcia subdiaphana Cpr. 
Paphia tenerrima Cpr. 
Paphia staminea Conr. 
Psephidia lordi Baird. 
Tellimya tumida. 
Tellina salmonea Cpr. 
Macoma inquinata Desh. 
Macoma balthica Linn. 
Macoma yoldiiformis Cpr. 
Macoma expansa Cpr. 
Macoma secta Conr. 
Semele rubropicta Dall. 
Psammobia californica Conr. 
Solen sicarius Gld. 
Mactra nasuta Gld. 
Spisula polynyma alaskana 
Dall. 
Schizothaerus nuttallii Conr. 
Mya truncata Linn. 
Mya arenaria Linn. 
Panomya sp. 
Saxicava arctica Linn. 
Mytilinaria nuttallii Conr. 
Hemithyris psittacea L. 


98 THE NAUTILUS. 


Laqueus californicus 

Laqueus vancouverensis 
David. 

Terebratulina caputserpentis L. 

Terebratulina var. unguicula 
Cpr. 

Terebratalia transversa Cpr. 

Terebratalia transversa caurina 
Gld. 

Leptothyra carpenteri Pils. 

Leptothyra lurida Dall. 

Barleeia sp. 

Melanella 2 sp. 

Cerithiopsis sp. 

Odostomia 2 sp. 

Amalthea cranioides Cpr. 

Crepidula dorsata Brod. 

Crepidula nivea v. 

Crepidula adunca Sby. 

Tritonalia interfossa Cpr. 

Tritonalia lurida Midd. 

Bela fidicula Gld. 

Boreotrophon stewartii E. A. 
Sm. 

Boreotrophon tenuisculpta Cpr. 

Bittium esuriens Cpr. 

Fissuridea aspera Esch. 

Trichotropis cancellata Hds. 

Chrysodomus dirus Rve. 

Admete sp. 

Haminea virescens Sby. 

Chrysodomus tabulatus Baird. 

Purpura foliata Mart. 

Thais lima Mart. 

Thais lamellosa 

Thais emarginata Desh. 

Margarites helicina Fabr. 

Acmaea patina Esch. 


Acmaea patina pintadina. 

Acmaea pelta Esch. 

Acmaea persona digitata Esch. 

Acmaea mitra Esch. 

Lepeta concentrica Midd. 

Velutina prolongata Cpr. 

Velutina laevigata moulleri? 
Desh. 

Calyptraea mamillaris  fasti- 
giata Gld. 

Littorina sitchana Phil. 

Littorina scutulata Gld. 

Puncturella cucullata Gld. 

Puncturella galeata Gld. 

Lamellaria sp. may be new. 

Columbella aurantica Dall. 

Amphissa corrugata Rve. 

Calliostoma annulatum Mart. 

Calliostoma variegatum Cpr. 

Calliostoma costatum Mart. 

Margarita pupilla Gld. 

Argobuccinum oregonensis 
Redf. 

Buccinum liratum. 

Natica pallida. 

Natica clausa. 

Lacuna 4 sp. 

Cancellaria modesta. 

Opalia sp. 

Olivella sp. 

Tornatina sp. 

Mopalia wossnesenskii Midd. 

Tonicella submarmorea. 

Tonicella lineata. 

Mopalia lignosa. 

Katharina tunicata. 

Mopalia muscosa. 

20 sp. of Chitons not identified. 


THE NAUTILUS. 99 


NOTES ON SOME HAWAIIAN SPECIES OF DRUPA AND OTHER SHELLS. 


BY H. A. PILSBRY AND ELIZABETH L. BRYAN. 


The dredging of the channel of Honolulu Harbor by the gov- 
ernment has brought to light many shells which were either 
unknown before or among the greatest rarities to Honolulu col- 
lections. The specimens picked up on the ‘‘dump”’ are often 
quite perfect, though usually somewhat faded. Part of the 
same species have been dredged alive by Mr. D. B. Kuhns, the 
senior author having received specimens though Mr. D. Tha- 
anum of Hilo. 


DRUPA WALKERAE n. sp. PI. 9 fig. 4. 


Honolulu Harbor, W. A. and E. L. Bryan. 

The shell is oblong-fusiform, very solid, the ground color light 
buff. It is rather weakly plicate longitudinally, the folds and 
valleys crossed by spiral cords, of which five on the last whorl 
are larger, bearing erect liver-brown spines upon the folds ; two or 
three small spirals are between each pair of the larger ones ; all of 
the cords being densely scaly, the scales weaker between the cords. 
On the penult whorl there are two spiral series of colored spines, 
and one on each of several earlier whorls. Thespine is straightly 
conic, the apex rather acute (not perfect in any of the speci- 
mens). The aperture is rather narrow, white. There is a 
series of about 6 teeth within the outer lip. The columella is 
straight, massive, excised at the canal; below the middle there 
are several short, transverse and inconspicuous folds. 

Length 25, diam. (including spines) 16 mm. (type). 

Length 27, diam. (including spines) 16 mm. (old specimen 
with worn spines). 

This handsome species is named for Miss Mary Walker, of 
Buffalo, N. Y., long an enthuisastic collector of shells. It has 
some resemblance to S. fragum (Blainville), but in that species 
the aperture is wide, there is a row of spots in place of spines 
below the suture, and the details of sculpture differ. S. conca- 
tenatum (Lam.) differs in color, in the absence of strong sub- 
sutural spines, the more open aperture, and details of sculpture. 
Both have shorter spines than the Hawaiian shell, often 
tubercles rather than spines. 


100 THE NAUTILUS. 


Drupa FOLIACEA (Conrad). PI. 9, figs. 1, 2, 3. 

P. [urpura] foliacea Conrad. Journ. A. N. 8. Phila., vol. 7, 
1837, p. 268, pl. 20, fig. 24. 

Atooi [= Kauai] Conrad. Kaena, Kauai and Honolulu 
Harbor, W. E. and E. L. Bryan. Kewalo beach, east of Hon- 
olulu, Pilsbry. ‘‘Sheli short fusiform, ventricose, with longi- 
tudinal undulations and spiral coste; whorls with crowded 
spiral foliated striee; labrum costate within, margin foliated ; 
columella with an obtuse or obsolete fold. Inhabits the Island 
of Atooi” (Conrad. ) 

We do not know that this species has been recognized hitherto, 
though it was quite recognizably described and figured. Tryon 
in Manual of Conchology, vol. 2, considered it a synonym of 
the very different Coralliophila bulbiformis (Conrad). It has 
been found in some abundance in material dredged from Hono- 
lulu Harbor, by Professor and Mrs. Bryan, and the senior 
writer picked up a living specimen on the reef at Kewalo. 

The shape is rather variable, as shown in the figures. The 
longitudinal folds, eight or ten on the last whorl, are crossed by 
four or five larger cords and numerous small threads. The 
cords and intervals are densely, minutely scaly, the whole shell 
being particularly rough and prickly. The shoulder is either 
nodular, or in some specimens spinose. There are about seven 
well developed teeth within the outer lip. The columella is 
heavy, straight, with a small, blunt, median prominence, re- 
calling the fold of Cymia on a small scale. 

The ground tint varies from light buff to pallid neutral gray, 
the summits of the folds and spines or tubercles being dull 
dark vinaceous. The aperture varies from fawn color to nearly 
white. 

Two specimens measure: 

Length 33.5, diam. 21.5 mm 

Length 28.5, diam. 21.5 mm. 

There is also a smal] specimen in the Bryan collection from 
Ocean Island, collected by Capt. J. H. Brown. 


FusINUS SANDVICHENSIS (Sowb.) PI. 9, fig. 8. 
Honolulu Harbor channel, D. Thaanum, W. A. and E. L. 


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Bryan ; off Honolulu in 5-8 fms., and off Waikiki in 30 fath- 
oms, D. B. Kuhns. 

The shell is white, covered with a thin, straw-yellow cuticle, 
and stained with russet at the tip, having a very long anterior 
canal, and a long spire; longitudinally folded, the folds broad, 
rounded, about seven on a whorl, crossed by numerous spiral 
cords, parted by wider, concave intervals, with weak, fine 
spirals over the cords and intervals. On the earlier post-nuclear 
whorls there are four large and one small spiral cords. The 
cuticle has minute, close longitudinal raised threads, which 
are slightly bristly at intersections of the spirals (the bristles 
deciduous, and mainly lost in dry shells). The aperture is 
short, oval, lirate within ; canal long and slender. The whorls 
are strongly convex. Embryonic shell of two whorls, the first 
bulbous, obliquely swollen, smooth, 0.7 mm. in diameter; the 
next whorl narrower, less convex, its last half closely costulate ; 
the total length of the embryonic shell is 1.1 mm. 

Length 71.5, diam. 19.5 mm. ; 12 whorls. 

Length 105, diam. 29.5 mm. ; 12 post-embryonic whorls, 
the apex broken. 

This species resembles F. turricula Kiener,’ which however has 
a decidedly deeper suture, and the embryonic whorl is much 
larger. The type was an immature but perfect shell. The larger 
ones, from the ‘‘dump’’ of the harbor channel, are without 
cuticle and apical whorls. In them the folds became shortened 
on the last whorl, into nodes at the shoulder. It isa handsome 
and graceful species. 


PERISTERNIA THAANUMI n. sp. Pl. 9, figs. 6, 7. 

Off Waikiki in 35 to 50 fathoms, D. B. Kuhns, 1916; Hono- 
lulu Harbor, W. A. and E. L. Bryan. 

The shell is fusiform, thick and solid, pecan-brown, sculpture 
of strong, rounded, longitudinal folds, 8 on the last whorl, con- 
tinuous from whorl to whorl. These are crossed by rather coarse 
spiral cords, of which there are four on the penult, nine or ten 
on the last whorl; usually a minor cord divides the intervals ; 
and under the lens numerous spiral and axial threads are seen, 


'Tconogr. Cog. vii, p. 6, pl. 4, fig. 1. 


102 THE NAUTILUS. 


resembling a loosely woven fabric. The aperture is somewhat 
oblique, contracted, obtuse posteriorly, tourmaline-pink around 
the lips, paler, nearly white, in the throat. The outer lip is 
thickened within except posteriorly where it is excavated; the 
thickening bearing about seven teeth, the upper ones larger. 
The columella has two or three blunt and low but deeply enter- 
ing folds. The inner lip has a thin free edge. The siphonal 
fasciole is deeply striate spirally. 

Length 21, diam. 11 mm. (type). 

Length 23.8, diam. 12.3 mm. (Honolulu Harbor). 

The specimens from the Honolulu Harbor dump, though 
quite perfect in appearance, are evidently bleached. The color 
is a handsome maize-yellow, uniform, or sometimes a shade 
darker on the high points of the sculpture. The aperture is 
pure white (fig. 6.) 

This species, though differing in color and sculpture, is related 
to P. incarnata Dh., ‘‘ Ricinula’’ pulchra Reeve, and P. caroline 
Kiener—species somewhat like Cantharus or Drupa. A section 
shows that the two columellar plaits are strong within, ascend- 
ing the pillar. 

Drupa Morus (Lam.). Pl. 9, fig. 11. 

Ricinula morus Lam., An. s. Vert. vii, 1822, p. 232. Encyel. 
Meth., pl. 395, fig. 6 a, b. 

Haena, Kauai, Honolulu Harbor; Mokumanu, off Mokapuu 
Point, and Kainalu, Oahu. 

The specimens from the harbor are rather small, length up to 
about 16-18 mm., but otherwise they appear typical. A speci- 
men from Kainalu is 22 mm. long. Lamarck referred to ex- 
cellent figures in the Encycl. Methodique, but also to Lister, 
954: 4, 5, and Martini III, 101: 970; both are dubious and in- 
conclusive illustrations, which served as the sole basis of Drupa 
uva Bolten, Mus. Bolt., p. 56, no. 703. They look more like 
some forms of D. tuberculata than like morus; and we prefer to 
use the positively identified name. 

The common Hawaiian species of the genus is Drupa tuber- 
culata (Blainv.), which the authors have from various places in 
Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, and on Molokini. It occurs at low 
tide, and may be picked up on any reef or rocky shore (pl. 9, 
fig. 10.) 


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103 


LIST OF SHELLS COLLECTED AT ANAHEIM BAY AND VICINITY. 


BY E. P. CHACE, 


COLLECTED IN THE Bay. 


Acanthina spirata, Blainville. 
Alectrion fossata, Gld. 
Alectrion mendica 
Fbs. 
Alectrion perpinguis, Gld. 
Arcularia tegula, Rve. 
Bullaria gouldiana, Pils. 
Calliostoma gemulatum, Cpr. 
Calliostoma tricolor, Gabb. 
Cerithidea californica, Hald. 
Cerithiopsis carpenteri, Bartsch 
Cerithiopsis pedroana, Bartsch. 
Columbella gausapata, Gld. 
Columbella gausapata carinata, 
Hds. 


cooper, 


Conus californicus, Hds. 
Crepidula onyx rugosa, Nutt. 
Crucibulum spinosum, Sby. 
Haminea vesicula, Gld. 
Littorina scutulata, Gld. 
Lucapina crenulata, Sby. 
Lucapinella calliomarginata, 
Cpr. 
Melampus olivaceus, Cpr. 
Olivella biplicata, Sby. 
Olivella pedroana, Cpr. 
Phasianella compta, Gld. 
Polynices lewisii, Gld. 
Polynices recluziana, Desh. 


Cardium quadragenarum, 
Conr. 

Cardium substriatum, Conr. 

Chione fluctifragra, Sby. 

Chione succincta, Val. 

Chione undatella, Sby. 

Cooperella subdiaphana, Cpr. 

Diplodonta orbella, Gld. 

Donax californica, Conr. 

Heterodonax bimaculatus, 
D’ Orb. 

Macoma indentata, Cpr. 

Macoma nasuta, Conr. 

Mactra californica, Conr. 

Modiolus capax, Conr. 

Ostraea lurida rufoides, Cpr. 


Paphia staminea, Conr. 
Paphia staminea laciniata, Cpr. 
Pecten circularis aequisulcatus, 
Cpr. 
Petricola denticulata, Sby. 
Pholas pacifica, Stearns. 
Platyodon cancellatus, Conr. 
Psammobia californica. 
Sanguinolaria nuttallii, Conr. 
Saxidomus nuttallii, Conr. 
Schizothaerus nuttallii, Conr. 
Tagelus californianus, Conr. 
Tagelus californianus subteres, 
Conr. 
Tellina carpenteri, Dall. 
Zirfaea gabbi, Tryon. 


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COLLECTED ON THE SANDBARS AND BEACH NEAR THE ENTRANCE 


OF THE Bay. 


Bursa californica. 
Donax levigata, Desh. 
Murex festivus, Hds. 


ALIVE. 


Tivela crassatelloides, Conr. 
Turris ophioderma, Dall. 


WASHED UP ON THE BreAcH AFTER Storms, ALIVE OR 
Very FREsH. 


Amiantis callosa, Conr. 
Chama exogyra, Conr. 
Chama pellucida, Sby. 
Cryptomya californica, Conr. 
Glottidea albida, Hds. 
Macoma secta, Conr. 

Mactra hemphilli, Dall. 
Mactra planulata. 


Metis alta, Conr. 

Modiolus flabellatus, Gld. 
Modiolus rectus, Conr. 
Paphia tenerrima, Cpr. 
Periploma discus, Stearns. 
Periploma planiuscula, Sby. 
Siliqua lucida, Conr. 

Solen rosaceus, Cpr. 


DEAD SHELLS COLLECTED ON THE BEACH. 


Bathytoma tryoniana. 

Dentalium $neohexagonum, 
Bom PB. 

Epitonium hindsii, Cpr. 

Sinum debilis, Gld. 

Turritella cooperi, Cpr. 

Anomia — peruviana, 
valves). 


(upper | 


Labiosa undulata, Gld. (broken 
valves). 

Mactra catilliformis, Conr. 

Panopea generosa, Gld. 

Pecten giganteus, Gray. 

Thracia plicata. 

Yoldia cooperi, Gabb. (valves 


only). 


COLLECTED ON THE PILES OF THE BRIDGE ACROSS THE ENTRANCE 
; OF THE Bay. 


Acmaea patina, Esch. 

Acmaea persona, Esch. 

Littorina planaxis, Nutt. 

Littorina scutulata, Gld. 

Cypraea spadicea, Gray. (1 
only). 


Lasaea rubra, Mont. 
Myrina diegensis, Dall. 
Mytilus californianus, Conr. 


Occasionally a rock washes in on the beach containing some 


Lithophagus plumula, Cpr. and Kellia laperousii, Desh., and 
the kelp brings in Acmaea incessa, Hds. Eulima (species unde- 
termined) has been found in a kelp holdfast and a dead Poly- 


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nices lewisii with 7 Crepidula excavata Brod. on it washed in 
after a storm. 

The territory covered by this list is quite limited. It includes 
about 2 miles of shore along the Bay and a short distance along 
the ocean-front on either side of the narrow entrance of the 
Bay. A total distance of 3 miles of shore. 

All the species listed have been collected within the last three 
years, most of them by Mrs. Chace and myself. A few were 
collected by Mrs. J. E. Herbst, Mr. Valentine Herbst and Mr. 
Otto Kiem of Seal Beach. 


A HOME MADE VIVARIUM. 


BY LILLIAN DYER THOMPSON. 


I am having such success with a vivarium which I made that 
I thought perhaps some other conchologists might like to make 
some so that they, too, could study more closely the living 
animal, and become acquainted with the way they eat, walk, 
build their shells, ete. 

I first bought a large roasting pan and a smaller pan that was 
as long as the other wide. These cost me twenty cents. Then 
I had a box made that the bigger pan would snugly fit and had 
it made six inches deep. The cover was of a fine-meshed wire 
netting fastened to a hinged frame. The box, of 2” spruce 
stock, was made at odd moments and cost me twenty-five cents. 

In one or two places, where the larger pan did not fit the 
case, I stuffed the cracks with wadded paper. Then I put the 
smaller pan across one end of the larger and filled any cracks 
with moss and earth. 

I put a tuft of grass (which I shall supplant with a fresh- 
water alga soon) and a dead Busycon shell that I had washed 
to remove all traces of salt, which I have been told is injurious 
to snails. I then partially filled the pan with water, and my 
little fresh-water pond was ready for occupancy. 

The remainder of the larger pan I filled with moss and 
bunches of grass containing growing plantain (of which the 
snails are very fond). As some snails love to hide under dead 
leaves, | put some in for them, and I also put in a stick that 


106 THE NAUTILUS. 


formed a stairway from the moss to the cover. I knew that the 
snails would want some lime to aid them in constructing shell- 
forming material, so I put in a Modiola after I had washed it. 

I gave them corn meal on half a scallop shell and put a 
Polynices shell full of water beside it, sinking the shell into the 
earth until the lip was level with the surface. The snails are 
very fond of corn meal; they also relish lettuce and cabbage 
leaves, green grass, plantain, and all succulent weeds. 

As I live in Cambridge, Mass., where limestone formations 
are scarce, I have had largely to depend upon the kindness of 
others for my pets. As I have received quite a few specimens 
through the mail, I thought others might want to do the same ; 
so will, in as few words as possible, tell how mine were sent. 
Some came way from California in a tin box, with a little grass. 
As they could not get much air, they built epiphragms over 
the apertures, which they broke down soon after they were put 
in the vivarium. The majority were sent with a little grass or 
lettuce in pasteboard or wooden boxes (which are the only 
things to send specimens in, as they can breathe freely). 

In closing, I shall give a list of species that I now have in 
my vivarium, with the localities. Those with the asterisk (*) | 
have raised families since they came. 

Lymnaea palustris Mull, from Livingston Co., Michigan. 

Campeloma decisum Say *, from Shawsheen River, Bedford, 
Mass. 

Physa heterostropha Say *, from Shawsheen River, Bedford, 
Mass: 

Planorbis antrosus Conrad *, Shawsheen River, Bedford, Mass. 

Succinea ovalis Say *, Waverly, Mass. 

Epiphragmophora tudiculata Binn, near Los Angeles, Cal. 

Polygyra tridentata Say, Livingston Co., Mich., and New York 
City. 

Polygyra thyroides Say, Livingston Co., Mich., and Upper 
Montclair, N. J. 

Polygyra multilineata Say, Livingston Co., Mich. 

Polygyra monodon Rach., Livingston Co., Mich. 

Polygyra albolabris, Blue Hills, Mass. 

Polygyra thyroides Say, Middlesex Fells, Melrose, Mass. 

Zonitoides arboreus Say, Middlesex Fells, Melrose, Mass. 


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NOTES. 


HELIX NEMORALIS IN KNOXVILLE, TENN. : One day, while play- 
ing in an alley the two small sons of Prof. J. F. Voorhees, in 
charge of the U.S. Weather Bureau here, found some handsome 
snails crawling on a brick wall, and knowing that I was making 
a special study of the fauna of this vicinity, brought some of 
them to me. 

I had never seen any like them in the State, and sent some 
of them to Mr. Bryant Walker of Detroit for identification. He 
pronounced them the European species Helix nemoralis Linné. 
He said this was the first authentic colony reported to him 
West of the Alleghany Mountains. 

He suggested it would be interesting if I could trace out how 
they came to be here, and send an account to the Editor of the 
Navtitus, as the readers of the NautiLus would be interested to 
know that such a colony existed here in Knoxville, Tennessee. 

I made investigations, and found that the wife of Prof. Chas. 
C. Ross connected with the University of Tennessee brought 
them here. 

Mrs. Ross says that eight years ago she went to visit the 
graves of her grandfather and grandmother who were buried in 
the cemetery at Lexington, Va. As she approached the tomb- 
stones she noticed they looked spotted, as if boys had marked 
or defaced them, but upon a nearer approach found the peculiar 
appearance was due to the presence of numbers of H. nemoralis 
crawling upon the face of the stones. 

When Mrs. Ross came away she dug up and brought with 
her some of the vines and shrubs, being careful to bring with 
them some of the beautiful shells. She transplanted the plants 
in the rear of the yard, and now after 8 years, amongst dense 
growths of English Ivy, and on adjoining trees and other 
shrubbery, this colony has become thoroughly acclimated and 
is thriving magnificently. Mrs. Ross met the person who 
originally brought them from Italy to Lexington, Virginia. 

—Manty D. BarBer. 


VIVIPARUS MALLEATUS AND CONTECTOIDES IN MASSACHUSETTS: 
Eight fresh specimens, one with the operculum in place, were 


108 THE NAUTILUS. 


collected by Mr. C. H. Rowe, in Lake Quinsigamond, near 
Worcester, Sept. 29, 1917. Whether these represent a recent 
introduction he could not ascertain. The Boston colony re- 
ferred to in THe Nautiuus, Vol. 29, p. 36 and Vol. 30, p. 48, 
still exists. The colony of V. contectoides in the Public Garden, 
Boston, mentioned in THe Navuriius, Vol. 30, p. 72, has in- 
creased greatly during the summer, nothwithstanding that the 
lake was drained for a short time in the early spring. 
—C. W. JoHNson,. 


PoLYGYRA ALBOLABRIS MARITIMA IN MAssacuusEtTts. Several 
years ago, when I was at Wood’s Hole, Mr. V. Edwards de- 
scribed to me some snails which he had seen on Ram Island, 
off that coast, I thought he had found H. hortensis, and expressed 
a wish to visit the colony. He kindly took me to the place, and 
instead of H. hortensis, we found Polygyra albolabris, of a small 
greenish variety according well with my recollection of var. mari- 
tima, which Dr. Pilsbry showed me years before in the collection 
at Philadelphia. I think we may refer the shells to that variety 
or race, which is not cited in Mr. Johnson’s list of New England 
Mollusca.—T. D. A. CocKERELL. 


[I can confirm the identification from specimens sent by 
Prof. Cockerell.—H. A. Piissry]. 


PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 


THE CALIFORNIAN LAND SHELLS OF THE EPIPHRAGMOPHORA 
TRASKII GRouP. By Paul Bartsch (Proc. U. S. Nat. Museum 
vol. 51, pp. 609-619, plates 114-117). This species and its 
allies have not been well understood. Numerous forms of the 
group had been named by Hemphill and others, without de- 
scriptions. Dr. Bartsch therefore undertook a revision, utiliz- 
ing the considerable material contained in the National Museum 
and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, with a 
few specimens from other sources. Descriptions are given of— 


E. cayamacensis n. sp. with the new subspecies avus and 
venturensis. 

E. traskii (Newe.) with subsp. tularica new, zechae Pils. proles, 
coronadoensis, coelata and phlyctaena, new, carpenteri (Newc. ) 

As synonyms under £. traskii traskii, Dr. Bartsch places 
Hemphill’s undescribed varieties major, verna and saucius, and 
Epi. petricola Berry. All of the species and races are figured. 

This revision should lead to a further increase in our knowl- 
edge of these difficult Helices, as conchologists collecting in 
southern California can now identify their finds.—H. A. P. 


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VoL. XXXI. APRIL, 1918. No. 4 


THE MOLLUSCA OF CLARK COUNTY, ARKANSAS. 


BY REV. H. E. WHEELER, CONWAY, ARK. 


Clark County lies in the south-central portion of the state of 
Arkansas and has an area of 875 square miles and a popula- 
tion of about 25,000. About one-third of the county—the 
southeastern section—is of tertiary and quarternary age. The 
northwestern third of the county forms a part of the southern 
exposure of a vast carboniferous area in the state which is gen- 
erally referred to the Mississippian sub-division, and consists of 
non-coalbearing sandstones and shales lying above the Bates- 
ville sandstones. Between these formations lies a wedge-shaped 
section of cretaceous marls and clays, which form the eastern 
boundary of these limited rocks in the state. The alluvial 
lowlands of southeastern Arkansas are developing a prosperous 
agriculture, cotton and corn being naturally the most prolific 
crops, but rice is now being successfully cultivated. The 
county does not extend into the mountainous paleozoic region, 
and hence cannot boast any elevations of consequence. 

The general course of the streams in the county is from 
northwest to southeast. The Antoine and Little Missouri rivers 
form the western and southern boundaries of the county, while 
the Caddo river crosses the county along its northern boundary, 
emptying into the Ouachita river some five miles above Arka- 
delphia. The latter river rises in the mountains of Polk County 
and throughout its tortuous course of several hundred miles is 
one of the most beautiful watercourses in the entire southwest. 
It passes through the eastern extension of the county, but con- 


110 THE NAUTILUS. 


stitutes, in part, the natural boundary between the counties of 
Dallas and Clark. The Terra Noire creek is an intra-county 
stream flowing in a southeasterly course and dividing the 
county into two nearly equal parts. Several smaller creeks 
supply this vigorous stream from either side. Little Deceiper 


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creek is a small tributary of the Big Deceiper, and the latter 
creek flows in parallel direction with the Terra Noire, emptying 
into the Ouachita at the lower end of the county. This whole 
section, then, is furnished with a most complete drainage 
system, and the streams in question are not less inviting oppor- 
tunities for an earnest and patient collector. Practically no 


THE NAUTILUS. 111 


work, however, has been done in the Antoine or Little Mis- 
souri rivers, while the Caddo and the upper Ouachita are al- 
most unknown to the malacologist, and promise generous re- 
muneration to whomsoever first will require their secrets. 

Although something like fifty species have been described 
from Arkansas,* and the mountainous regions of northern, cen- 
tral and western Arkansas have heen often visited by concholo- 
gists, the fauna of the low-lands, particularly the Unione fauna, 
of the lower courses of all rivers, is practically unknown. Be- 
fore a satisfactory catalogue of the Mollusca of the state can be 
written, not less than forty counties call for a conchological 
survey.’ 

A three year’s pastorate in Arkadelphia,’ the capital of Clark 
County, gave the writer frequent opportunities for collecting 
the mussels of Ouachita river and such land, and fresh-water 
snails as were to be had. Through the kindness of Mr. George 
H. Clapp the identification of the land shells has been made 
nearly complete, and he has determined all of the rarer forms 
here listed. Dr. A. E. Ortmann and Mr. L. S. Frierson have 
been very generous in the help given on the Unios, but for the 
most part this is the result of much patient study on the part 
of Dr. Bryant Walker. Most of the specimens on which the 
determination of the Unionidx depended are now in the Walker 
collection. 

The country around Arkadelphia would be quite discouraging 


! The richness of the Arkansas fauna is well indicated by a,comparison of 
species described from this state and those described from the adjoining state, 
Missouri, portions of each being included in the Ozarkian uplift. Exclusive 
of the Unionidae, thirty-four species have been described from Arkansas, 
twenty-three of which are land snails, From Missouri nine species and var- 
ieties are listed, all of which with one exception, are fresh-water forms. 
Consult : Simpson, “ A Preliminary List of the Mollusca of Missouri,’ Proc. 
Acad. Scien. St. Louis, Vol. XXII, No. 8, p. 68, and Pilsbry’s Note in the 
Navtitus, Vol. XXVIII, p. 12. This is especially significant in view of the 
fact that the State of Missouri has been favored with the residence of faithful 
and efficient conchologists, among whom may be mentioned Mr. Sampson, 
and more recently Professor Utterback. 


2From November 1910 to December 1913. 


112 THE NAUTILUS. 


to a casual collector. The swamps and ‘‘cray-fish land’’ offer 
little attraction to ambitious snails, and even the hill country 
has not yet organized a molluscan colonization bureau. In the 
cretaceous limestones of the central area the conditions are a 
little more promising. The entire portion of the County lying 
east of the Ouachita river is typical tertiary soil, but there are 
no exposures of strata in these lowlands, and fossils are to be 
secured only from occasional well borings. 

Since there are many creeks and bayous the collector would 
expect a few colonies of Sphaertide, or at least a larger list of the 
Lymnaeide. As will be seen, however, the Unios fully make up 
for any disappointment on this score. Not only are there many 
species and varieties, but specimens in finer condition could not 
be desired. The mussel beds of the Ouachita river, while 
worked to some extent for pearls, have not been found profit- 
able, and button factories are too far away to make the expor- 
tation of shells for commercial purposes practicable. From the 
mouth of the Caddo river (five miles above Arkadelphia), the 
Ouachita abounds in mussel ‘‘ beds’’ throughout the rest of its 
course, and the accessible and prolific breeding ‘‘ bars’’ are less 
disturbed than is usually found in the experience of the uniol- 
ogist. Arkadelphia was at one time the head of navigation, but 
steamers now seldom ascend the river above Camden. 

‘‘Old River,’’ the type locality of the genus Arkansia, is 
really an ‘‘ox-bow’’ lake, a former channel of the Ouachita, 
and it is still connected with it by a small creek which does not 
appear to dry up in summer. Its mouth is about two miles 
north of Arkadelphia on the left bank, almost lost in a rather 
dense and difficultly passable swamp. Here, and for a mile or 
more up stream, Old River is deep and rather wide, with a very 
sluggish current. In this habitat are found very large speci- 
mens of Anodonta suborbiculata Say, which are of great beauty, 
and the largest specimens of Arkansia wheeleri Walker and Ort- 
mann. One of the latter measured 109.25 by 87 by 58 mm. 
In the summer ‘‘ Half-Moon Lake,’’ the upper channel of Old 
River, is set off by the subsidence of water on the sand bars, 
and through the narrow creek which connects it with its lower 
course it is quite impossible to navigate even a small canoe. 


aes 


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Young Arkansia are found in the shallow waters both on the 
sand bars and muddy bottoms, but like other anodontine species 
they prefer the oozy mud of the river margins where there is 
little or no current. So far, the most patient effort to secure 
gravid females of this new genus has not been successful, the 
breeding season being winter, and the localities just described 
being almost inaccessible at this season. 

Mr. Sampson in his ‘‘ Preliminary Report of the Mollusca of 
Arkansas,’’ ' enumerates twelve species of mollusks collected in 
Clark County. Five of these I have not been able to verify, 
namely: Physa gyrina (Say), which is possibly the same as 
Physa anatina of my list, Campeloma subsolidum (Anth.) which 
is certainly what is now described by Walker as Campeloma 
lewisii, Pleurocera subulare (Lea) which may be Pleurocera ele- 
vatum (Say), Plewrocera canaliculatum (Say), and Goniobasis 
lawrencei Lea. Mr. Call in his ‘‘Study of the Unionide of 
Arkansas,’’’ reports three species from the Ouachita collected 
in Clark County, namely: Unio parvus Barnes, Unio subrostratus 
Say, and Unio tumescens Lea. What Professor Call took to be 
twmescens is very likely a juvenile Fusconaia wndata (Barnes). 
Many shells collected in late summer have a clear ‘‘ honey 
yellow color,’’ and they are ‘‘ abundantly rayed over the entire 
surface,’’ just as he describes the so-called twmescens. Lea was 
surely mistaken in the locality given for his type specimen, for 
the species belongs to the Tennessee drainage, and has not been 
found, so far as I am aware, west of the Mississippi River. 
The Arkansas range of this species is also questioned by Dr. 
Walker in Simpson’s ‘‘ Catalogue of the Naiades.’’ * 


Annotated List of Species. 


Carychium exile H. C. Lea, Collected in one place only, a 
marshy pasture along Mill Creek, an insignificant stream just 
North of Arkadelphia. 


Lymnea columella Say. Ouachita River under the Railroad 


‘In Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Arkansas for 1891, Vol. II, 
pp. 179-199. 


? Transactions Acad. Scien., St. Louis, 1895, pp. 1-65, Plates I-X XI. 
5See in loco, p. 751. 


114 THE NAUTILUS. 


bridge at Arkadelphia; also Caddo River near County bridge 
five miles North of Arkadelphia. 

Lymnea humilis modicella Say. Found in the environs of 
Arkadelphia; in Mill Creek; rarely in the Ouachita River mar- 
gins. Rare! 

Planorbis trivolvis Say. Ouachita River, Old River, and Big 
Deceiper Lake, nine miles south of Arkadelphia. 

Planorbis dilatatus Gould. Ouachita and Old Rivers. There 
are possibly two forms in this lot. 

Planorbis sampsoni (Ancey). Clear Lake, two miles east of 
Arkadelphia, and ponds south of Arkadelphia (young shells 
only). This species seems to be exceedingly perishable. 

Ancylus kirklandi Walker. Caddo River (common) Clear 
Lake. 

Ancylus walkeri Pilsbry and Ferriss. Ouachita River at Ark- 
adelphia. Very rare. 

Ancylus sp.? Ouachita River near Arkadelphia. 

Physa anatina Lea. Mill Creek, ponds south of Arkadelphia, 
and Big Deceiper Creek at Gum Springs, six miles south of 
Arkadelphia. 

Physa sp.? Clear Lake east of Arkadelphia. 

Strobilops labyrinthica (Say). Arkadelphia. Everywhere 
common in suitable localities. 

Strobilops labyrinthica texasiana Pilsbry and Ferriss. Arkadel- 
phia. Not uncommonly there is found what seems to be a 
hybrid between this variety and the species proper. _ 

Strobilops virgo (Pils). Arkadelphia, but found also in the 
bordering county of Grant. 

Pupoides marginatus (Say). Arkade]phia. 

Gastrocopta contracta (Say). Arkadelphia. 

Gastrocopta contracta climeana Van. Arkadelphia, very rare. 

Gastrocopta pentodon (Say). Arkadelphia. 

Gastrocopta tappaniana (C. B. Ads). Arkadelphia. Col- 
lected also in adjacent counties north and east of Clark. 

Succinea avara Say. Environs of Arkadelphia, not common. 

Omphalina friabilis (W. G. Binn.). Arkadelphia. Very 
rare ! 

Vitrea indentata (Say). Arkadelphia ; Gurdon. 


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Vitrea radiatula circumstriata Taylor. Arkadelphia. Quite 
rare, generally associated with arborea. 

Vitrea (Paravitrea) significans (Bland). West of Arkadelphia 
in the foothills. Rare! 

Vitrea wheatleyi (Bland)? Arkadelphia. This species, which 
cannot be placed anywhere else among the Zonitide collected, 
is either wheatleyi, or a variety of it. . 

Euconulus chersinus trochulus (Rein.). Arkadelphia. Fairly 
common. 

Euconulus chersinus polygyratus (Pils.)? Arkadelphia. 

Zonitoides arborea (Say). Arkadelphia; also along Little 
Deceiper Creek, and at Gurdon. Generally distributed. 

Zonitoides (Pseudohyalina) minuscula (Binney). Arkadelphia. 

Gastrodonta demissa brittsi (Pils.). In the hills five miles 
northwest of Arkadelphia. Smaller than typical bdrittst, and 
rare. 

Pyramidula alternata (Say). Arkadelphia, Gurdon, Whelen, 
and six miles east of Whelen in the southeast end of the County. 

Helicodiscus parallelus (Say). Arkadelphia, west of the town 
near Little Deceiper Creek. Very rare! 

Circinaria concava (Say). Limestone region west of Arka- 
delphia, and ‘‘ Big Bluff’’ on the Ouachita River, two miles 
north of Arkadelphia. 

Polygyra leporina Gould. Arkadelphia and Gurdon. Com- 
mon in most of the low lands. 

Polygyra dorfeuilliana Lea. In low hills west of Arkadelphia, 
Gurdon. Rare! Nearly always found under small pieces of 
bark, seldom under logs and stones. 

Polygyra inflecta (Say). Arkadelphia, Gurdon, Whelen, and 
southeastern corner of the County. 

Polygyra albolabris (Say). Arkadelphia. Rare! This does 
not appear to be the variety alleni Wetherby, to which all of 
the shells of this type west of the Mississippi River have been 
referred. 

Polygyra divesta (Gould). Arkadelphia, Crawford’s Mill on 
Big Deceiper Creek, Gurdon. 

Polygyra zaleta (Binney). Woods west of Arkadelphia. 
Rare! 


116 THE NAUTILUS. 


Polygyra obstricta carolinensis (Lea). Typical shells collected 
in heavy woods along the Little Missouri River in the southeast 
corner of the County. Here there is much cypress. Clark 
County corners at the confluence of the Little Missouri and the 
Ouachita rivers, the former making the southern and the latter 
the eastern boundary line. 

Polygyra clausa (Say). Arkadelphia. Generally distributed. 
The commonest of the Helices in all this region! 

Polygyra stenotrema (‘‘ Fer.’’ Pfr.). Arkadelphia and Craw- 
ford’s Mill on Big Deceiper Creek. 

Polygyra monodon (Rack) var. Whelen and southeast corner 
of the County. 

Polygyra fraterna aliciz (Pils.). Crawford’s Mill on Big 
Deceiper Creek. 

Bulimulus sp.? Fragments of a Bulimulus were collected in 
the hills west of Arkadelphia. It is probably dealbatus (Say). 

Amnicola cincinnatiensis (Anth.). Big Deceiper Creek at Gum 
Springs. 

Somatogyrus wheeleri Walker. Ouachita River, type locality, 
under railroad bridge, Arkadelphia. Rare. 

Somatogyrus amnicoloides Walker. Ouachita River, type local- 
ity, under railroad bridge, Arkadelphia. Rare. 

Campeloma lewisti Walker." Ouachita and Old Rivers, Arka- 
delphia, very common; Big Deceiper Lake, nine miles south of 
Arkadelphia; Caddo River. 

[Pleurocera canaliculata Say]. Reported by Sampson on 
authority of Call from the Ouachita River in Clark County. 
Not found. 

Pleurocera elevatum (Say). Ouachita, Caddo and Old Rivers 
near Arkadelphia; Big Deceiper Lake. 

[ Pleurocera subulare (Lea)],’ reported from Clark County, 
Ouachita River, by Call in Sampson,* was not located. Pos- 
sibly young elevata were mistaken for this species. 


1 Vide, Nautitus, Vol, XXVIII, pp. 126, 127. 
* Vide Navutitus, Vol, XXX, pp. 122-124, On “ Pleurocera subulare, 
Lee,’ by Calvin Goodrich. 


’See “Preliminary List of the Mollusca of Arkansas,’’ Geol. Surv. of 
Ark., 1891, Vol. II, p. 197. 


THE NAUTILUS. LY 


Goniobasis plebeius (Anth).'| Ouachita and Caddo Rivers, 
Arkadelphia. Very common. 

Goniobasis lawrencei (Lea), described from the Ouachita River 
in Garland County, was not found. Search was made for it in 
the Ouachita River at Cove Creek station, Het Springs County, 
near the boundary of Garland County, about twelve miles east 
of Hot Springs, but without success. 

Helicina orbiculata Say. Dead shells only were collected from 
creek and river drift at Arkadelphia, these being evidently 
brought down from the limestone hills in the western part of 
the County. 

Lampsilis ventricosa satur (Lea). Ouachita River below Ark- 
adelphia and at Skillern’s Shoals; Old River. In form it is 
closely related to excavatus. Specimens from the Ouachita are 
‘gorgeously appareled’’, some of a deep solid yellow color, 
others with varying and elaborate patterns of green. 

Lampsilis hydiana (Lea). The Southern form of luteola, com- 
mon in all the rivers, and also in Big Deceiper Creek on the 
Huie farm and at Gum Springs; also in Salt Bayou east of 
Arkadelphia. 

Lampsilis orbiculata (Hild). Old River. This species is ad- 
mitted to the list on the authority of Dr. Ortmann. In a letter 
dated June 5, 1911, Dr. Ortmann writes: ‘‘Among the Lamp- 
silis ventricosa satur was one individual (female, sterile) which I 
must regard as Lampsilis orbiculata (Hildreth). This species 
also is not listed from your region. The specimen agrees in 
shape etc. completely with the Ohio forms of orbiculata, only the 
color is not quite typical.’? Again on June 19, 1911: ‘‘And there 
is [among the shells received] a fine typical male of Lampsilis 
orbiculata, preserving even the characteristic pink stain of the 
nacre.’’? If orbiculata and ligamentina gibba are so similar as to 
make differentiation difficult as is stated by Wilson and Clark,? 
then our Ouachita specimens are not this species. 


1 Vide Proc. Ac. Nat. Se., Phila., 1900, pp. 458, 459. Both elevatwm and 
plebeius are here figured. 

2See ‘‘ The Mussels of the Cumberland River and Its Tributaries ”, Bureau 
Fisheries, Doc. No. 781, p. 49. 


118 THE NAUTILUS. 


Lampsilis higginsi (Lea). A fine typical series of this species 
was collected from the Ouachita River below Arkadelphia, at 
Skillern’s Shoals, and also in Old River. 

Lamsilis higginsi grandis Simpson. Old River. These shells 
are larger and /ess inflated than typical higginsi. The feeble pos- 
terior ridge, high beaks, shining surface, and the absence of 
growth ridges make the identification satisfactory.’ 

Lampsilis (Nephronaias) ligamentina (Lam.). Everywhere 
common in the Ouachita and Old Rivers. The common 
‘“mucket’’ of the pearlers. 

Lampsilis fallasiosa (Smith) Simpson. A common species 
collected in the Ouachita River, Old River, and Terra Noire 
Creek. The validity of this species as distinct from anodontoides 
Lea presents no difficulty to one who has a series of shells from 
Arkansas localities to compare with those from regions further 
North. Consult Simpson’s diagnosis in his ‘‘ Descriptive 
Catalogue.’’ 

Eurynia recta (Lam.). Ouachita and Old Rivers. 

Eurynia subrostrata (Say). Though not common this species 
has been found in Ouachita and Old Rivers, Big Deceiper 
Creek at Gum Springs, Big Deceiper Lake, and a few ‘‘sloughs’”’ 
south of Arkadelphia. 

Micromya lienosa (Con). Ouachita and Old Rivers. Rare. 

Micromya lienosa nigerrima (Lea). Common in both Ouachita 
and Old Rivers, Big Deceiper Creek at Gum Springs, and 
Caddo River. The nacre is white, and the epidermis a lead- 
black, unpolished. 

Eurynia (Micromya) arkansasensis (Lea). On July 28, 1918, 
two females from the Ouachita River south of Arkadelphia were 
sent to Dr. Ortmann, who reported: ‘‘I think here we have 
arkansasensis again! These agree rather well with females re- 
ceived previously (from you) from Saline River, Benton.’’ 
The species is smaller than lienosa, lighter in color, and with a 
silvery nacre. Of the arkansasensis collected from the Saline 
River on July 13, 1911, of which there were four males and 
two females, Ortmann says: ‘‘ Here it is! The males, although 


‘See ‘* Descriptive Catalogue of the Naiades,’’ Simpson, p. 78. 


THE NAUTILUS. 119 


slightly differing from one another, agree well with Lea’s orig- 
inal figure. The female has never been figured. According to 
these specimens, the species would be an Eurynia, subgenus 
Micromya, but the papille of the mantle margin are very poorly 
developed. They may be larger in gravid females.’”’ With 
this identification Dr. Walker is satisfied. See Nauriius, vol. 
XXX, p. 54. 

Carunculina texasensis (Lea). Ouachita and Old Rivers; 
Terra Noire Creek; Caddo River; Big Deceiper Lake. Common. 

Carunculina parva (Bar.) Ouachita and Old rivers; Caddo 
River; Terra Noire Creek at Mount Zion; Big Deceiper creek at 
Gum Springs; Big Deceiper Lake. The shells from the last 
named locality are different from the usual form, but are not 
‘*corvinus,’’ as at first supposed. 

Carunculina glans (Lea). Ouachita and Old rivers; Terra 
ereek at Mt. Zion; Caddo River near Arkadelphia. Rare. 
These shells have an unusual cream-colored nacre, but in other 
respects are entirely typical. 

Carunculina cromwellii (Lea). Big Deceiper creek, Gum 
Springs; Big Deceiper Lake; Terra Noire Creek; Caddo River, 
near Arkadelphia. The beak sculpture agrees exactly with 
cromwellii, and the identification is well confirmed. The beaks 
are unusually perfect. ‘‘This is another example of the re- 
markably close relationship that exists, without as yet a suffi- 
cient explanation, between the fauna of Arkansas and Ala- 
bama.’’? Walker in letter. 

Proptera purpurata (Lam.). Ouachita and Old River. Com- 
mon. See Ortmann, Ann. Car. Mus., VIII, 1912, p. 334. 

Paraptera gracilis (Bar. ). Ouachita River below Arkadelphia, 
and Skillern’s Shoals; Old River. See Ortmann, Ann. Car. 
Mus., VIII, 1912, p. 331. 

Lampsilis leptodon Raf. A rare shell collected only at Skil- 
lern’s shoals and in one place below Arkadelphia. So far we 
have been unable to secure gravid females. This species de- 
lights in burrowing under sharp and rather heavy rocks in the 
swiftest part of the current, and it is with difficulty that any 
specimens are secured. 

Obovaria castanea (Lea). Ouachita River below Arkadelphia, 


120 THE NAUTILUS. 


Skillern’s Shoals and Old River. This species and Nephronaias 
ligamentina are the most prolific shells in the river. The epi- 
dermis of castanea is a most beautiful silken black, sometimes 
with a deep purple bloom, but young shells are yellowish brown 
and frequently rayed ! 

Amygdalonaias securis (Lea). Ouachita River below Arka- 
delphia, Skillern’s Shoals, and Old River. This is considered 
a pearl shell. Very fine specimens are from Old River. 

Amygdalonaias elegans (Lea). Ouachita River below Arka- 
delphia, Skillern’s Shoals, and Old River. Quite common. 

Amygdalonaias donaciformis (Lea). Found only in one bed 
below Arkadelphia and in the swift current at Skillern’s Shoals. 
Later at Old River. 

Tritogonia tuberculata (Barnes). Ouachita River, Skillern’s 
Shoals and below Arkadelphia; Old River; Terra Noire creek. 
The river specimens are much inferior in size to those collected 
in the Tennessee drainage. 

Tritogonia nobilis (Con.). Old River. Rare! Simpson now 
places this species as given. 

Cyprogenia aberti (Con.). Ouachita River, Skillern’s Shoals, 
and in many beds below Arkadelphia. Specimens are not as 
large as typical aberti, and may eventually be referred to the 
variety lamarckiana Lea. 

Cyprogenia aberti lamarckiana (Lea). Ouachita River, Arka- 
delphia. This was also collected in the Caddo River in Mont- 
gomery County. 

Obliquaria reflexa Raf. Ouachita River below Arkadelphia, 
Skillern’s Shoals, Old River. The young are, in these locali- 
ties, beautifully sculptured. 

Ptychobranchus phaseolus (Hild). Ouachita River, Arkadel- 
phia, and Skillern’s Shoals; Old River. It is fairly common on 
the rocky shoals, sometimes on the sand bars. There seems to 
be no dividing line between this species and its variety clinton- 
ense, Simp. 

Ptychobranchus clintonense Simp. Ouachita River above and 
below Arkadelphia, but not in Old River. Typical specimens 
with wavy lines are more common at Skillern’s shoals. Dr. 
Walker is disposed to refer all Ouachita forms to clintonense. 


THE NAUTILUS. 121 


Strophitus edentulus (Say). Ouachita River and Old River. 
In the latter locality specimens are quite thick and heavy. 

Anodonta imbecilis Say. Ouachita River, Arkadelphia, Old 
River, and Deceiper Creek and Gum Springs. Common. 

Anodonta suborbiculata Say. From Old River only. The 
young are perfect and most beautifully rayed. In the lower 
channel of the ‘‘river’’ they attain an unusual size. 

Anodonta grandis leonensis (Lea). Ouachita River, Arkadel- 
phia, and Old River. One must go deep in the mud for these 
fine shells but they are fairly common. 

Anodonta virens Lea, var. Ouachita River and Old River, 
Arkadelphia. Distinguished from Jeonensis by having much 
higher and more prominent beaks, and by being less elongated. 

Arkansia wheeleri, Walker and Ortmann. Old River and 
(rarely) Ouachita River below Arkadelphia. This is likely to 
remain one of the rarest of Unios. The nacre of this species is 
one of its most attractive characteristics. In young shells the 
entire margin is widely bordered with a rich salmon, in most 
adults it is a warm cream color, while in some specimens it is 
an opalescent blue. In very young specimens the plications are 
sometimes entirely wanting, but it could not be mistaken, even 
then, for any other species. Pearlers sometimes open this shell 
mistaking it for Quadrula pustulosa (Lea). 

Symphynota costata (Raf.). Ouachita and Old Rivers, but very 
rare indeed. This species is quite common, however, in the 
Saline River (at Benton), and it has been a surprise not to find 
it more abundant in the Ouachita. It is also common in the 
Caddo far up in Montgomery County. 

Symphynota complanata (Bar.). One specimen only was col- 
lected in 1913 in the Ouachita River below Arkadelphia. This 
and Cumberlandia monodonta (Say) remain the rarest of all the 
Unios in this region. 

Cumberlandia monodonta (Say). Ouachita River above Skil- 
lern’s Shoals, Arkadelphia. This record extends the range of 
this species much further to the southwest than was to be ex- 
pected, for heretofore it has not been known west of the Missis- 
sippi south of Iowa! A full discussion of the distribution will 
be found in Walker’s ‘‘ Distribution of Margaritana margaritifera 


122 THE NAUTILUS. 


in North America’’, Proc. Mal. Soc., IX, June 1910, pp. 137- 
139; and in ‘‘ Notes on the Distribution of Margaritana mono- 
donta (Say)’’, Navuritus, Vol. XXV, pp. 57, 58. For the 
generic data consult Ortmann, ‘‘Cumberlandia, a New Genus 
of Naiades’’, Nauritus, Vol. XXVI, pp. 13, 14, where this 
species is made the type of the genus. 

Alasmidonta marginata Say. Ouachita River below Arkadel- 
phia; Skillern’s Shoals; Old River. This is also a rare species 
in this region. 

Unio gibbosus subgibbosus (Lea). Ouachita River, Arkadelphia 
and Skillern’s Shoals; Old River. All specimens collected have 
given to this variety, though some approach very closely Simp- 
son’s delicatus. 

Uniomerus tetralasmus (Say). In ‘‘sloughs’’ and shallow 
ponds near Arkadelphia, and in Big Deceiper Creek at Gum 
Springs. Not found in any of the larger streams. It is common 
in Malvern Creek, at Malvern, Hot Springs County. 

Pleurobema pyramidata (Lea). Ouachita River, Arkadelphia, 
and Skillern’s Shoals; Old River. Common, attaining, in quiet 
waters, a splendid development. 

Pleurobema friersoni (B. H. Wright). Ouachita River, Arka- 
delphia and Skillern’s Shoals; Old River. The nacre of these 
shells is often a beautiful rose or pink, but more commonly 
white. They were formerly considered to be ridellii, but it is 
now agreed to refer them to friersoni, though they are not alto- 
gether typically that species. See Navuritus, Vol.’ XXVIII, 
pp. 30, 31. 

Crenodonta perplicata (Con.). Ouachita River, Arkadelphia 
and Skillern’s Shoals; Old River; Caddo River. In Old River 
this species attains great size, and there is little erosion on the 
beaks even in the largest specimens. Dr. Ortmann reports 
finding an Ouachita female (Old River), collected June 29, 
1911, with glochidia, a very early date. See Navurizus, Vol. 
XXVIII, p. 21. 

Crenodonta undulata (Bar.). Terra Noire Creek at Mt. Zion. 

Crenodonta trapezoides (Lea). Ouachita River, Skillern’s 
Shoals and near Arkadelphia; Old River. Common. 

Quadrula cylindrica (Say). Ouachita River, Skillern’s Shoals 


THE NAUTILUS. 123 


and in nearly every mussel bed of the river; Old River. At 
Cove Creek station in Hot Springs County, specimens were 
collected from the Ouachita River with the cuneiform blotching 
wonderfully developed. 

Quadrula metanerva (Raf.). Ouachita River, Arkadelphia 
and Skillern’s Shoals. Not found in Old River. Very com- 
mon. The variety wardii was nowhere located in this region. 

Quadrula aspera (Lea). Old River; Terra Noire Creek at Mt. 
Zion. 

Quadrula lachrymosa (Lea). Ouachita River at Skillern’s 
Shoals and below Arkadelphia. ‘‘ A comparatively small com- 
pressed form with large tubercles, quite different from the 
typical form.’’ Dr. Walker in letter to the author. 

Quadrula pustulosa (Lea). Ouachita River, Arkadelphia and 
Skillern’s Shoals; Caddo River; Terra Noire Creek west of Arka- 
delphia; Old River. The shells from the last named locality 
are very perfect. Their brilliant color and handsome appear- 
ance make them easily the most attractive of all the ‘‘ Oua- 
chita’’ shells. Some excellent pearls have been obtained from 
this species. Dr. Walker distinguishes three ‘‘forms’’ among 
the Old River shells, as follows: 

a. Very oblique, usually densely pustulate. 

b. Quadrate, with a silky, polished epidermis. 

c. Intermediate. Shaped more like ‘‘b,’’ but in epidermis 
and sculpture like ‘‘a.’’ He thinks that several local races of 
this species are perhaps worthy of recognition. 

Fusconaia rubiginosa (Lea). Big Deceiper Creek, Gum 
Springs, south of Arkadelphia. Two males from this locality 
were stated by Dr. Ortmann to be indistinguishable in shape 
from the Pennsylvania specimens, but they had a lighter and 
more glossy epidermis. Some specimens collected in the Terra 
Noire Creek, west of Arkadelphia, on July 3, 1911, are more 
compressed than cerina, chunii, or uwndata. Dr. Ortmann says, 
“* Rubiginosa is the small creek form—in Pennsylvania, passing 
into a more swollen form (trigona) in the rivers of medium size, 
and finally, in large rivers, into the true wndata, with high 
beaks. The anatomy of all the forms named (including chunii, 
and cerina) is absolutely identical.’’ A form perfectly intergrading 


124 THE NAUTILUS. 


between these Terra Noire rubiginosas and the Ouachita wndatas 
was collected in the Saline River, at Benton, and this Dr. 
Walker unhesitatingly calls cerina. 

Fusconaia cerina (Con). Caddo River, Arkadelphia. 

Fusconaia undata (Bar).' Ouachita River, Arkadelphia and 
Skillern’s Shoals; Old River. A common species. 

Quadrula coccineum (Con.). <A typical specimen was taken 
from the Ouachita at Arkadelphia in 1913; another was col- 
lected in June 1914. 

Quadrula solida (Lea). <A rare species collected only from the 
Ouachita River near Arkadelphia. 

Fusconaia ebena (Lea). Ouachita River, Arkadelphia and 
Skillern’s Shoals; Old River. Abundant. 

Sphaerium striatinum Lam. Big Deceiper Creek five miles 
West of Arkadelphia; Gum Springs: Big Deceiper Lake. 

Musculium transversum (Say). Big Deceiper Lake (teste 
Sterki). 


SUMMARY. 
Pulmonate Gastropoda 45 
Operculate Gastropoda 7 
Pelecypoda, all of which are Naiades except two 60 
Total species 112 
BIBLIOGRAPHY. 


Sampson, ‘‘ Preliminary List of the Mollusca of Arkansas,”’ 
Published in the Annual Report of the Geological Survey of 
Arkansas, Vol. II for 1891, pp. 181-199. 

Catz, ‘‘A Study of the Unionidae of Arkansas’’, Transactions 
of the St. Louis Academy of Sciences, 1895, pp. 1-65, Plates 
I-XXI. 

OrtMANN, ‘‘Notes upon the Families and Genera of the 
Najades’’, Annals of the Carnegie Museum, Vol. VIII, No. 2, 
1912, pp. 222-365, Three Plates. 

OrTMANN, ‘‘Studies in the Najades’’. Navutitus, Vol. 
XXVIII, pp. 129-131 (Carunculina parva); Ditto, XXVIII, 


'See Navurixus, Vol. XXIV, pp. 6-10, 16-24, with plates. On the Validity 
of Unio undatus, Barnes, by Bryant Walker. 


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141, 142 (Carwaculina texasensis, and C. glans), Ditto, XXX. 
54-57 (EHurynia lienosa, E. subrostrata, and Lampsilis ventricosa 
satur ). 

Wa ker, ‘‘On Paludina coarctata and incrassata, Lea’’. 
Navutiuus, Vol. XXVIII, pp. 121-127. Description of Campe- 
loma lewisit. 

WaLker, ‘‘Apical Characters in Somatogyrus, with Descrip- 
tion of Three New Species.’? Navurizus, Vol. X XIX, pp. 37-41, 
49-53. Description of Somatogyrus wheeleri, and S. amnicoloides. 

WALKER and Ortmann, ‘‘A New North American Naiad’’, 
Navtitus, Vol. XXV, pp. 97-100, Pl. VIII. Description of 
Arkansia (genus) and Arkansia wheeleri. 

Norre.—The paper of E. G. Vanatta entitled, ‘‘ Unionide# from Southeast- 
ern Arkansas and N. KE. Louisiana’’?, Nauriius, Vol. XXIII, pp. 102-104, 


should be compared for a list of species reported from the lower Ouachita, some 
of which may be yet located in Clark County sections of the river. 


DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES OF MOPALIA AND TRACHYDERMON. 


BY HENRY A. PILSBRY. 


MopPALIA LOWEI 2. sp. 


The chiton is rather small, oblong, moderately elevated, 
carinate, the lateral slopes straight. The valves are irreg- 
ularly mottled with ferruginous, sea-green and olive. The 
anterior valve has ten radial ribs, those at the suture bearing 
compressed tubercles, the others rounded tubercles. The in- 
tervals are also tuberculose, with some interstitial granula- 
tion. Valves ii to vii have low, tuberculose sutural and diag- 
onal ribs, the lateral areas tuberculose and granular. Central 
areas with the jugal tract closely striate longitudinally, the 
strie converging forward near the beaks, elsewhere sub- 
parallel, but slightly irregular in places. Pleural tracts hav- 
ing longitudinal ribs, near the ridge converging forward 
somewhat, becoming divergent towards the lateral borders. 
These are intersected by a system of much weaker curved 
ribs radiating forward and laterally, forming oblong tuber- 
cles on the longitudinal ribs. The posterior valve is short, 


126 THE NAUTILUS. 


nearly flat, with a broad, shallow posterior sinus, the scarcely 
raised mucro being at the posterior third. 

The interior is nearly white, strongly striate across the cen- 
tral part, where some valves may show a green or pink stain. 
The posterior valve has a rather deep posterior sinus and a 
single slit on each side. 

The girdle is rather narrow in dry specimens, and bears 
coarse processes covered with sharp white spines. 

Length 23, width 12.2 mm. 

San Pedro, California, collected by Mr. Herbert N. Lowe. 
Type no. 117951 A. N.S. P., paratype in Lowe coll., no. 1538. 

This species is related to M. sinuata, M. imporcata and M. 
porifera, but it apparently differs from all of them by the 
profusely spiny girdle processes, which are not exclusively 
localized at the sutures, though often present there, as well 
as scattered over the girdle elsewhere. The allied forms men- 
tioned are all from northern localities. 

In some of the specimens there are 10 to 12 ribs on the 
anterior valve. The younger shells are suffused with lilac 
inside. 


MOoPALIA IMPORCATA LIONOTUS n. subsp. 


This chiton agrees closely with M. imporcata except that 
there is a narrow, smooth jugal tract. The lateral areas are 
granose between the coarsely tubercular diagonal and sutural 
ribs. ‘Fhe anterior valve has 10 ribs. Posterior valve is de- 
pressed behind the mucro, which is at the posterior fourth. 
Interior ight Niagara-green, darker posteriorly on each valve. 
The girdle bears branching processes, often like the branches 
of spines on a cactus. These are scattered, sometimes sutural. 

Length 15.5, width 9 mm. Divergence 95°. 

White Point, collected by Mr. H. N. Lowe. Also San 
Pedro, same collector. Type no. 117952 A. N. S. P.; para- 
type no. 1542 Lowe coll. 


MOoPALIA MUSCOSA LAEVIOR n. subsp. 


This name has long been used in the collection for the form 


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figured and described in Man. Conch., vol. 14, p. 300, pl. 63, 
figs. 60, 61. It is from Olympia, Wash. 


TRACHYDERMON LOWEI 0. sp. 


Oval, rather depressed, dirty buff, a little darker towards 
the beaks, which project somewhat. Surface of the valves 
finely, closely and evenly granose throughout, the granules 
oblong. The anterior valve and posterior area of the posterior 
valve have a few very weak, low radial impressions. The 
mucro of the posterior valve is slightly post-median, but little 
raised, the slope behind it being convex towards the edge. 
The interior is white, stained buff or pinkish near the sinus, 
where it is conspicuously porous. The eaves are wide and 
closely porous throughout. Teeth smooth, those of the pos- 
terior valve being directed forward. Girdle is densely cov- 
ered with minute elongate scales. 

Length about 17, width 12 mm. (San Pedro). 

Length about 19, width 13 mm. (San Pedro). 

Length about 16, width 11 mm. (White Point). 

San Pedro, Cal. Collected by Mr. H. N. Lowe. Type no. 
117955 A. N.S. P., paratype no. 1545 Lowe coll. 

This species is much more distinctly granulate than 7. ray- 
mondi, and the eaves are much wider and more porous. 

The paratype in Lowe coll. is from White Point. There is 
also a smaller specimen, red with blue-green spots, from San 
Pedro, but as it has not been disarticulated I do not feel cer- 
tain of its identity. 


DeEscrRIPTION OF NEW SPECIES OF SHELLS CHIEFLY FROM 
MaGpALENA Bay, Lower CaAuirornia. By W.H. Dall. (Proc. 
of the Biol. Soc. of Washington, vol. 31, pp. 5-8, 1918.) The 
following new species are described: Scintilla chloris, Macron 
orcutti, Phenacolepas magdalena, Trichotropsis lomana, Liotia 
rammata, L. olivacea, L. cookeana, and three new varieties. 


125 THE NAUTILUS. 


THE IDENTITY OF THE NAYAD-GENUS NODULARIA CONRAD WITH 
UNIO RETZIUS. 


BY DR. A. E. ORTMANN. 


The type of Conrad’s genus Nodularia (Proc. Ac. Philad. 
6, 1553, p. 268) is Unio douglasiae Griffith & Pidgeon. Simp- 
son (Syn., 1900, p. 806, and Deser. Cat., 1914, p. 949) has 
associated, in this genus, a large number of species from Asia 
and Africa, and places it in his subfamily Hyriane, to which 
he assigns radial beak sculpture and a marsupium formed by 
the inner gills only, the latter character resting upon the 
observation of two species only. 

Already Haas (System. Conchyl. Cabinet, vol. 9, Heft 44, 
1911, p. 65 ff.) has pointed out that this conception of Nodu- 
larva cannot be maintained, since just the type-species (doug- 
lasiae) does not possess the characters assigned to the sub- 
family by Simpson: its beak sculpture is essentially of the 
zic-zae type, and its marsupium is formed by the outer gills. 
His examination of this species (and several others, 1. ¢., p. 
67) has revealed several other differences from Simpson’s 
description of the anatomy of N. japanensis, and, as far as it 
goes, we are to conclude that ‘‘Nephronaias douglasiae’’ is 
not allied to the Hyriine type of Nayades, but rather to that 
type represented by Unio Retzius (1788) in the restricted 
sense as defined by myself (Ann. Carnegie Mus. 8, 1912, p. 
273) ; that is to say, it belongs to the family Unionidae, sub- 
family Unionine. This is clearly shown by the existence of a 
supraanal opening separated from the anal (‘‘Mantelschlitz 
unten geschlossen’’), and by the marsupium. 

From the characters of the shell, chiefly the zic-zac beak 
sculpture, it was to be inferred that U. douglasiae comes close 
to the genus Unio (compare my key of genera, |. ¢., pp. 239 
and 240) ; but the chief character of Unio, the subtriangular, 
hooked glochidium, has not been observed hitherto, the gravid 
females investigated by Haas having only eggs, and not 
elochidia. 

Recently Mr. B. Walker has been kind enough to send to 
me the soft parts of two gravid females of U. douglasiae Griff. 


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& Pidg., which had been communicated to him by Mr. L. P. 
Gratacap of the American Museum, New York. They are 
from Wladiwostok, southeast Siberia. Both had glochidia, 
which proved to be similar to those of Unio. 

The examination of these specimens has established the 
following facts: All of the features of the family Unionide 
(1. ¢., p. 223) are present. The diaphragm is complete, and 
formed only by the gills (no mantle connection between anal 
and branchial openings), and the outer lamina of the outer 
gills is connected with the mantle to its posterior end. The 
anterior end of the inner gills is separated from the palpi by 
a gap. A supraanal opening is separated from the anal by a 
mantle connection. The gills possess continuous septa, form- 
ing water tubes running parallel to the gill filaments. 

The characters of the family Umonine (1. ¢., p. 224) are 
also present. The marsupium is formed by the outer gills, 
and, when charged, these gills swell only moderately, leaving 
the edge sharp. There are no secondary water tubes. 

For the rest, it should be said that the mantle connection 
between anal and supraanal openings is moderately long, 
about half as long as either. The anal has the inner edge 
distinctly crenulated; the branchial opening has distinet 
papille; but in front of the branchial the mantle edge is 
smooth. Palpi subfalciform, their posterior margins united 
for about one-third of their length. 

Gills rather long and narrow, the inner the wider, chiefly 
anteriorly; their anterior ends as usual. Inner lamina of 
inner gills free from abdominal sae posteriorly, but connected 
anteriorly ; in one of my specimens the connection extends to 
one-third of the length of the abdominal sac, in the other to 
nearly one-half of it: thus this character is variable, as in 
certain other forms of Nayades (Haas says only: connected 
anteriorly ). 

Septa and water tubes well developed in the outer gills of 
the female, this character extending all along the gill. Pla- 
cente present, but not very solid, the glochidia easily falling 
apart. Glochidia essentially agreeing with those of Unio 
[type, pictorum (L.); see Ortmann, Naut., 28, 14, pp. 32, 


139 THE NAUTILUS. 


33]. They are subtriangular in outline, and have spinulose 
hooks. However, they differ in being slightly oblique, the 
point of the ventral margin being placed a little posteriorly, 
so that the anterior portion of the ventral margin is longer 
than the posterior; the point is also sharper (more project- 
ing); and, finally, they are smaller, and longer than high. 
While, in U. pictorum, L. and H. are 0.21 mm., in U. doug- 
lasiae the L. is 0.18 mm. and the H. is 0.15 mm. 

Thus it is perfectly clear that U. douglasiae has the typical 
anatomical structure of the genus Unio (s. s., type U. pic- 
torum), and that it cannot be separated from that genus on 
anatomical grounds. The question is, whether shell characters 
permit such a separation, and in this respect it should be 
pointed out that the general shape of the shell, the hinge 
teeth, and other characters are very like those of U. pictorum, 
and that the chief difference is in the beak sculpture, which 
is more complex, and covers more of the disk (upon this char- 
acter Conrad seems to have relied when he created Nodu- 
laria. But when we compare other species, for instance the 
European U. tumidus Retz., we see that in all these species 
the beak sculpture is of the same general type, that is to say, 
of the zic-zac pattern, and that U. douglasiae represents the 
most extreme development of this, while U. pictorwm has it in 
much obliterated condition, and U. tumidus is intermediate 
between these to a degree. Thus there is only a difference in 
the degree of development, and it should also be born in mind 
that even in U. douglasiae the beak sculpture varies a good 
deal (see the account given by Haas of the various forms of 
douglasie ). 

Consequently we cannot escape the conclusion that U. doug- 
lasiae is a true Unio in all respects, and that it should stand 
as Unio douglasiae Griffith & Pidgeon. Nodularia Conrad, 
with douglasiae as type, becomes then a synonym of Unio 
Retzius. 

This, probably, refers to those species which are related to 
douglasiae, that is to say, preéminently to all those associated 
by Haas in the ‘‘group of N. douglasiae.’’ It remains to be 
seen what should become of the other species of Nodularia in 


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Simpson’s sense. They cannot be called any more by this 
generic name, but where they finally will land cannot be told 
before they have been examined as to their anatomy. Already 
Haas has separated a number of them under other generic 
names, but these genera are mostly founded upon shell- 
characters only. 


THE GENUS ELYSIELLA (VERRILL OR BERGH?). 


BY SILAS C. WHEAT. 


In 1872 Prof. A. E. Verrill and Dr. Rudolph Bergh each 
found an undescribed Nudibranch, and each erected a new 
genus for his species. As the forms were minute and resem- 
bled Elysia both authors chose the name Elysiella. The two 
species have in common the respiratory sac on which Verrill 
founded the genus, although they differ in the form of the 
head and tentacles, on which Dr. Bergh lays emphasis. 

On the question of priority,—Prof. Verrill published his 
genus Elysiella in the American Journal of Science for April, 
1872; Dr. Bergh published his Elysiella in Heft iv, Band I, 
Malacologische Untersuchungen in Dr. Semper’s Reisen im 
Archipel der Philippinen. Dr. Bergh’s Band I was issued at 
the rate of one Heft each year except in the year 1872 when 
both wi and w appeared. Probably Heft w came out in the 
autumn of 1872, several months later than the American 
Journal for April. A letter addressed to the publisher in 
Germany during the second month of the present war re- 
mains unanswered. Inquiries of American libraries for the 
month on which they received Heft w have brought only the 
year 1872, copied from the title-page, not from their accession 
records. It seems proper to credit the genus to Prof. Verrill. 


Genus ELysreua Verrill. 

‘* Elystella, gen. nov. Allied to Elysia and Placobranchus. 
Head rounded, with two short, obtuse tentacles; eyes sessile 
behind the bases of the tentacles on the neck. Lateral lobes 
united behind, rounded and separate in front, and raised 
from the back, leaving a cavity beneath for respiration. 


132 THE NAUTILUS. 


Bloodvessels, commencing in the anterior part of the back, 
extend backward forking and diverging in the area enclosed 
by the lateral lobes. This genus differs from Placobranchus 
and Elysia in having the lateral lobes united together pos- 
teriorly over the back so that the respiratory cavity partly 
enclosed by them is closed behind.’’ — Verrill, Amer. Jour. 
Soc., April, 1872, p. 284, pl. 7, f. 5-5a. 

‘*Genus Elysiella Bergh. Head laterally subcarinate; ten- 
tacles minute, conic. This somewhat doubtful genus is based 
upon the new form of Elysian stated below. Undoubtedly the 
same differs from all known Elysians. The head on the side 
is carinated almost as in Limapontia; the tentacles are quite 
small and conic.’’—Bergh, Mal. U., Band I, Heft iv, p. 201, 
pl. 9, f. 3; pl. 24, £. 20-25. 

Continuing, Dr. Bergh says of this new form of Elysian: 
‘*Elysiella pusilla Bergh. Color grass-green, punctate on 
both sides with minute obscure dots; on the margin of the 
body small white dots in one or two series, and at the extrem- 
ity a sac; tentacles with small white dots. Length 2 mm.’’ 
A single specimen found by Dr. Semper in the East Indies in 
1862 was preserved in Damar balsam and was delivered to 
Dr. Bergh about eight years later. (The italics are mine.— 
Sake. We) 

Elysiella catula Verrill. Amer. Jour. Soc., 1872, April, p. 
284, pl. 4, f. 5-5a—lInv. of Vineyard Sd. (U. 8S. Fish., 1872, 
pt. 1), 1873, p. 668, pl. 25, f. 172—not f. 171, and not Placo- 
branchus catulus Gould. 

On plate 25, U. S. F., 1872, the numbers 171 and 172 are 
transposed. Prof. Verrill believed that Dr. Gould’s Placo- 
branchus catulus (Inv. Mass., 1870, p. 256, pl. 17, f. 249-250) 
was founded on specimens of the same species from Boston 
Harbor, and did not give a new name to the type of his genus. 
He says: ‘‘This species is well described by Dr. Gould, but 
the figure is incorrect in representing the lateral lobes as 
separate posteriorly — perhaps a theoretical mistake on the 
part of the artist. It is common in harbors and estuaries from 
Boston[?] to New Jersey. Great Egg Harbor, N. J. (Verrill 
& Smith) ; New Haven, Ct., and Woods Hole, Mass. (Smith).”’ 


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Dr. Gould’s description agrees perfectly with his figure. 
Both text and figure prove that his Placobranchus was a true 
Elysia with lateral lobes not united dorsally. He says: 
‘Body ovate-lanceolate, the lateral expansions about two- 
thirds its length and not quite meeting when reflected upon 
the back.’’ 

The species will stand thus: 

Genus Enysreuua Verrill, 1872: type 

Elysiella catula Verrill, 1872. 
Elysiella pusilla Bergh, 1872. 

Genus Exysia: Elysia catula Gould (Placobranchus catulus 

Gould, 1870). 


HELIX NEMORALIS AT KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE. 


BY T. D. A. COCKERELL. 


Mr. M. D. Barber has very kindly sent me a series of H. 
nemoralis collected at Knoxville; descendants of the Lexing- 
ton, Va., colony, as explained by him in Nautiuus, xxxi, p. 
107. The specimens all have the yellow ground color (var. 
libellula), and sort out as follows: 


Adults. 
00000. 16, four of which are bimarginate (the dark peri- 
stome bordered inwardly with a white rib). 
10345. 2, one having max. diam. 26 mm. 
12345. 21, of which five are bimarginate. 
123 (45). 14, of which two are bimarginate; two have max. 
diam. 25 mm. 
123,45. one. 
Immature. 
00000. 16. 
12345. 15. Some would doubtless have become 123(45) 


on maturity, the formula being taken from 
near the mouth. 

123 (45). six (var. reaumurva Moq.). 

(12)3(45). three. 

10345. two (var. argenvillea Mogq.). 


134 THE NAUTILUS, 


(12345). one (var. kleinia Mogq.). 
(12)345. — one. 
12345. one. 


00345. one (var. listeria Moq.). 
1(23) (45). one (var. brardia Moq.). 
,0345. one. 


Every one of these band varieties is known from the Lex- 
ington colony (cf. J. L. Howe, American Naturalist, Dec., 
1898). Among 102 shells are two with split or extra bands, 
which is searcely half the percentage of such forms in the 
Lexington colony. It would require a much larger collection 
to show whether this is accidental. The absence of the vari- 
eties with a pink ground, of which 40 are reported from Lex- 
ington, is remarkable. 


DESCRIPTION OF A NEW PANDORA OF THE SUBGENUS KENNERLYIA 
FROM FORRESTER ISLAND, ALASKA. 


BY GEORGE WILLETT. 


During the summers of 1916 and 1917 a Kennerlyia which 
seems to differ materially from previously known species of 
the subgenus was taken by the writer at Forrester Island, 
southeastern Alaska, at an average depth of about fifty 
fathoms. A considerable number of living specimens were 
secured and, when carefully compared with specimens of 
allied species, certain distinctive characteristics seem to be 
maintained throughout the series. Therefore I propose for 
this shell the following name: 


Kennerlyia forresterensis, new species. 

Shell moderately heavy; short and deep (depth in twelve 
typical specimens averaging .67 of length). Color white, with 
brownish periostracum generally visible on both ends but 
most conspicuous on posterior. Left valve moderately convex, 
smooth except for rather faint incremental lines. Right valve 
flat or slightly convex, except near basal margin where it be- 
comes abruptly concave ; smooth except for several (generally 
7-9) irregular impressed lines running from apex to basal 


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margin. Length 22, height 15, diameter 5, beaks behind an- 
terior end 6. 

Distribution. — Type locality Forrester Island, Alaska, in 
50 fathoms. A. N.S., No. 118200. Paratypes are in the Cali- 
fornia Academy of Sciences and in the collection of the writer. 

In shape of shell forresterensis is about midway between 
K. grandis Dall and K. glacialis Leach. It differs from 
grandis in smaller size, lighter structure, greater proportional 
diameter, more truncate posterior end and in straight or 
nearly straight hinge-line, the basal curve meeting the pos- 
terior dorsal margin at an angle a little greater than a right 
angle. It differs from glacialis in greater size, heavier struc- 
ture, greater proportional depth, and in prominence of im- 
pressed line setting off anterior portion of left valve and inset 
at basal margin, which, however, is less prominent than in 
K. grandis. ' 


LOUIS POPE GRATACAP. 


Louis Pope Gratacap, curator of mineralogy and of mollusk, 
at the American Museum of Natural History, died suddenly on 
December 14, 1917. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., November 1s 
1851, he was educated in the College of the City of New York and 
Columbia School of Mines, graduating from the latter in 1876. 

‘Mr. Gratacap has been identified with the American Museum 
of Natural History since October 1876, when the collections were 
still housed in the old Arsenal Building. Since the death of 
Professor R. P. Whitfield, he has been dean of the scientific 
staff, having been in service more than forty years. During 
this period he has held successively the positions of assistant 
curator of mineralogy, assistant curator of geology, curator of 
mineralogy and conchology and curator of mollusca, the last of 
these since 1909, when he was placed in entire charge of the 
mineralogical and conchological collections’’. 

Of his many papers upon various subjects, only a few relate 
to conchology. In 1901 he published a ‘‘ Catalogue of the 
Binney and Bland collection of Terrestrial Air-breathing Mol- 
lusks of the United States and Territories in the American 
Museum of Natural History, with Enumeration of Types and 


136 THE NAUTILUS. 


figured Specimens, and Supplementary Notes’’. The paper is 
illustrated by six maps showing the distributional intensity of 
Zonites, Polygyra (typical), Stenotrema, Triodopsis, Mesodon, 
and Epiphragmophora. Mr. Gratacap contributed several 
articles to Toe NautiLus including ‘‘ Note upon the insufficiency 
of the operculum as a basis of classification in the round-mouth 
shells’? and ‘‘ Tertiary fossils on Long Island’’. He also pub- 
lished, Geology of the City of New York, 1901, 8rd edition 
1909; Guide to the Mineral Collections; ‘‘The Museum’’, a 
valuable paper on museums and museum technique; A Trip 
around Iceland, and others. 

Mr. Gratacap was a man of pleasing manners and always had 
a warm welcome for visitors to his department. 


HENRY W. WINKELEY. 


The Rev. Henry W. Winkley, rector of the Calvary Episcopal 
church, Danvers, Mass. died at his home, February 4, 1918. 
Born in Boston, Mass., March 24, 1858, he graduated from 
Harvard University in 1881 and from the Episcopal Theological 
School in 1884. He was ordained rector of Grace Episcopal 
church, Newton, Mass. in 1885 and later was rector of churches 
in St. Stephens, New Brunswick, Saco, Me., and Branford, Conn. 

Mr. Winkley had for many years taken a great interest in the 
study of mollusks, contributing since 1891 over thirty articles to 
the pages of THe NavriLus, giving interesting accounts of his 
various collecting trips along the New England and Canadian 
coasts, with many useful hints as to methods of collecting. He 
described three new species, Caecum johnsoni, Pyramidella bartschi 
and QOdostomia katherine, while a number of species were named 
in his honor. His entire collection of shells went to the Museum 
of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. 

He was a most enthusiastic and careful collector, specializing 
on New England mollusks, his favorite places for collecting be- 
ing Woods Hole, Mass. and Eastport, Me., although he has col- 
lected at most of the favorable collecting grounds along our 
coast. He also enjoyed collecting the small fresh-water species 
and was an expert in the use of the sieves, obtaining Sphaeriidae 


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REV. HENRY W. WINKLEY 


FRANCIS ASBURY SAMPSON 


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by the thousand. He had a keen sense of humor and always 
saw the bright side of life. We shall greatly miss his frequent 
visits to the museum. 

Mr. Winkley was a charter member and the first Secretary 
and Treasurer of the Boston Malacological Club. He leaves 
twosons, Frank H. and Robert L. Winkley, and a daughter, Miss 
Ruth Winkley. C. W. J. 


FRANCIS ASBURY SAMPSON. 


Prof. Francis Asbury Sampson died of pneumonia at the 
Parker Memorial Hospital, University of Missouri, on the morn- 
ing of February 4th at the age of 76. Prof. Sampson was born 
in Harrison County, Ohio, February 6th, 1842, from which 
place he emigrated to Missouri in 1867, locating at Sedalia, 
Pettis County, where with a brother he engaged in the practice 
of law. He enjoyed a lucrative practice and for twenty years 
acted as legal advisor and vice-president of the Missouri Trust 
Company. 

From the time he came to Missouri he had been an active 
collector of Missouriana and his private collection of books and 
pamphlets, relating to Missouri and Missourians is the most 
complete known. 

In 1901 Prof. Sampson was elected Secretary of the Missouri 
Historical Society and his library of Missouriana was presented 
to the society. The collection represented approximately twenty 
thousand titles. 

As secretary of the Historical Society he gave his entire time 
to building up the library and owing to his efforts the society to- 
day has the largest library on Missouri history in existence, 
consisting of sixty thousand different titles. Its value cannot be 
appreciated except by one who has examined its contents and 
understands their rarity. 

Prof. Sampson gave his leisure moments to collecting shells 
and fossils and in late years it was his only recreation. The 
vast number of carefully selected land and fresh-water shells 
contained in his cabinets bear witness to the fact that his ‘‘ idle 
moments’’ were not in any sense wasted. The writer once 


138 THE NAUTILUS. 


heard him say that he had discovered over two hundred new 

species of fossils and recent shells. He wrote but little on his 

discoveries in conchology and paleontology but generously turned 
them over to those especially interested. Of the numerous 
finds made by him, at least twenty-five species bear his name. 

Prof. Sampson received his A. B. degree from the College of the 

City of New York, in 1864 and an A.M. and LL.B, at New York 

University in 1868. Prof. Sampson was a member of the Ameri- 

can Historical Society, The Mississippi Valley Historical Asso- 

ciation, The Academy of Sciences of St. Louis. He was a Delta 

Kappa Epsilon, a Phi Beta Kappa anda Knight Templar. The 

bulk of his writings relate to library work, consisting in the main 

of bibliographies and catalogues. The following list covers his 
work in conchology and kindred subjects. 
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF F, A. SAMPSON. 

The shells of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. 

Kansas City Review of Science and Industry, Vol. 5, No. 9, 
pp. 526-528, Jan. 1882. 

Notes on the distribution of shells. 

Kansas City Review of Science and Industry, Vol. 5, No. 11, 
pp. 681-683, March, 1882. 

The Natural History of Pettis County, Missouri.—Geology and 
Paleontology — Economic Geology — Land and Fresh-water 
Shells—Reptilia—Ornithology—Entomology—Botany. 

The History of Pettis County, Missouri, pp. 221-239, 1882. 

Notes on the distribution of shells. 

Kansas City Review of Science and Industry, Vol. 6, Nos. 9- 
10, pp. 551-554, Feb. 1883. 

Notes on the distribution of shells. 

Kansas City Review of Science and Industry, Vol. 7, No. 1, 
pp. 22-25, May, 1883. 

The shells of Pettis County, Missouri. 
Bulletin of the Sedalia Natural History Society, No. 1, pp. 
16-28, Aug. 1885. 

Notes on the distribution of shells. 
The American Naturalist, Vol. 21, pp. 83-86, 1887. 


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Notes on the Subcarboniferous Series at Sedalia, Missouri. 
Transactions New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 7, pp. 246- 
247, June, 1888. 

Description of a new American Helix. 

THE Nautitus, Vol. 3, No. 8, pp. 85-86, December, 1889. 

Shells within City limits. 

Tue Navtitus, Vol. 4, No. 7, p. 82, November, 1890. 

A Bibliography of the Geology of Missouri. 

Geological Survey of Missouri, Bulletin No. 2, pp. 1-176, 
Jefferson City, Dec. 1890. 

Mesodon andrewsi in Missouri. 

THE Navutitus, Vol. 6, No. 8, p. 90, December, 1892. 

Mollusca of Arkansas. 

Tue Navtitus, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 33-35, July, 1893. 

A preliminary list of the Mollusca of Arkansas (exclusive of the 
Unionidae). 
Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Arkansas for 1891, 
Vol. 2, pp. 179-199, Little Rock, 1893. 

Southern shells in Missouri. 
THE Navtitus, Vol. 8, No. 2, p. 18, June, 1894. 

Arkansas shell collecting. 

THE Navtius, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 40-41, August, 1911. 
Polygyra albolabris alleni Wetherby and other Missouri Helices. 
Tue Navcritus, Vol. 25, No. 11, pp. 180-131, March, 1912. 

Shells of Southeast Missouri. 

Tue Navutitvs, Vol. 26, No. 8, pp. 90-95, December, 1912. 

A preliminary list of the Mollusca of Missouri (exclusive of the 
Unionidae). 

Transactions Academy of Science, St. Louis, Vol. 22, No. 3, 
pp. 67-108, July, 1913. 

Postpliocene shells of Providence and Lupus, Missouri. 

Tue Navtiuvs, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 15-17, June, 1914. 

Reversed or sinistral shells. 

Tue Nauvtitus, Vol. 29, No. 11, pp. 128-129, March, 1916. 
DARLING K. GREGER. 
Department of Geology, University of Missouri. 


140 THE NAUTILUS. 


PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 


NoTES ON THE VICTORIAN SPECIES OF BuLuiNus. By Charles 
Hedley (Records of the Australian Museum, vol. 12, pp. 1-8, 
pls. 1-2, 1917). The following interesting note preceeds the 
systematic treatise of the species: ‘‘Those fresh-water snails 
once known in Australia as Physa, but now referred to as 
Bullinus, have recently acquired an unpleasant interest. For 
the spread and nurture of haematura, a severe, painful and 
incurable complaint has recently been traced to Egyptian 
representatives of Bullinus. 

‘“‘The newly hatched embryo of a Trematode, called Bil- 
harzia, enters the Bullinus snail and there turns into a sporo- 
eyst. Then Bilharzid cercari# are discharged from the in- 
fected snail every day for weeks, more plentifully and con- 
tinuously in summer. The free-swimming larve swarm on 
the surface of the water in search of a victim. Should they 
fail to find a host within forty-eight hours they must die. A 
successful parasite enters the human body either by the mouth 
or through the skin, and proceeds to establish itself in the 
rectum or bladder. Arrived at maturity, the parasite sheds 
innumerable hard-shelled eggs. These erode the mucous mem- 
brane, thus causing internal bleeding, a symptom of the dis- 
ease. Victims may even die from necrosis of the liver or 
blockage of portal veins.’’ 

It is to be presumed if this plague were to be introduced 
from Africa or Asia, the Australian species of Bullinus would 
serve as an intermediate host and so transmit it. Previously 
an Australian Bullinus had been indicated as an intermediate 
host for the sheep fluke-—C. W. J. 


Tue Economics or TrocHus NiLoticus. By Charles Hed- 
ley (The Australian Zoologist, vol. 1, pt. 4, pp. 69-73, pl. 6, 
1917). A very interesting account of its economic value, dis- 
tribution, etc. Its dense, firm nacre proves good material for 
buttons, and during the past six years the demand for Tro- 
chus by button-makers has caused the price to advance from 
twenty to thirty pounds a ton. The export of Trochus from 
Queensland in 1916 was 950 tons, worth £23,000. The Philip- 


THE NAUTILUS. 141 


pines export about 320 tons annually. The more careful of 
the Japanese fishermen save both meat and shell. From ten 
tons of shell a ton of meat is obtained, worth in China £20 a 
ton. Dried and smoked for two days, it is then ready for 
export, and is considered a delicacy.—C. W. J. 


THE CERCARIAL INFECTION OF SouTH AFRICAN SNAILS. By 
F. G. Cawston, M. D. (Reprint from The Medical Jour. of 
S. Africa, 18 pp., 1917.) The species of snails harboring vari- 
ous kinds of cercariz are given, with special reference to 
Physopsis africana, which harbors the Bilharzia cercarie. 
After describing his work on this line, the following is part 
of a summary: ‘‘The foregoing experiments and observations 
would seem to show that the urine of a person who harbors 
the Bilharzia parasite in South Africa becomes dangerous to 
the community only when it reaches fresh water containing 
specimens of Physopsis africana. It is interesting to observe 
that the intermediary host of Schistosoma haematobium both 
belong to the same subfamily of molluses, Limneine, Phy- 
sopsis africana in South Africa and Bullinus dybowski in 
Egypt; that the intermediary host of Schistosoma mansoni 
belongs to the Planorbine — Planorbis boissyi in Egypt and 
Planorbis guadelupensis in South America; whilst the inter- 
mediary host of Schistosoma japonicum is Blanfordia (Kata- 
yama) nosophora (Robson).’’—C. W. J. 


FURESOENS MoLLUSKFAUNA, by C. M. Steenberg (D. Kel. 
Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skrifter, Naturv. og Math. Afd., 8, 
Raekke III, 1, 1917, pp. 78-200, Tar. I-VIII). A very ex- 
haustive account of the bathymetric distribution and varia- 
tion of the molluscan fauna of Fures6, a lake near Copen- 
hagen, with a comparison of the bathymetric distribution of 
the mollusca in other European lakes. A résumé is given in 
French. The illustrations are excellent. 


ANATOMIE DES ACANTHINULA ET DES VALLONIA. LES oR- 
GANES GENITAUX. Par C. M. Steenberg. (Vidensk. Meddel. 
fra Dansk Naturh. Foren., Bd. 69, 1917.) The minute size of 


142 THE NAUTILUS. 


these snails has hitherto hindered a knowledge of their anat- 
omy, the accounts given by Lehmann being very incorrect. 
Acanthinula aculeata proves to have genitalia comparable to 
those organs in Pupillide. A. lamellata Jeffr. is without male 
end organs (vasdeferens and penis). This condition Mr. 
Steenberg is disposed to regard as secondary. Vallonia cos- 
tata has pallial and reproductive organs of the group Orthu- 
rethra. Mr. Steenberg has rendered an important service in 
working out the characters of these difficult snails. 


THE PuHiuipPpIne LAND SHELLS OF THE GENUS AMPHIDRO- 
Mus. By Paul Bartsch. Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., no. 100, pp. 
47; 22 plates. Having at hand a large amount of authen- 
tically localized material, Dr. Bartsch has been able to trace 
relationships and define species and subspecies in this diffi- 
cult group of beautiful tree snails with precision and detail 
not reached hitherto by the authors who have treated of them. 
The Philippine series is traced to two routes of migration 
from Borneo, one through Palawan to the Calamianes, the 
other by way of the Jolo group to Mindanao, ete. On Min- 
danao the relation of topography to the distribution of species 
and races suggests to the author ‘‘that this island is composed 
of a series of smaller islands which have been fused into the 
large territory by a comparatively moderate raising of that 
part of the ocean floor.’’ Numerous new forms are described, 
and all are figured.—H. A. P. 


Some New Species or Amastra. By C. Montague Cooke. 
Occasional Papers Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, vol. 3, no. 
3, pp. 29, 3 plates. While this paper is especially valuable 
on account of the new forms made known from Kauai (6) 
and from Hawaii (9), there are also interesting species from 
Oahu, Molokai and Maui. Two sinistral species (one Pleis- 
tocene) from Maui, and one Pleistocene species from Oahu are 
added to the short list of sinistral Amastras. A. hitchcocki is 
a very large new Amastra from Molokai. Many of the new 
forms are from Pleistocene deposits. Excellent photographic 
figures are given.—H. A. P. 


THE NAUTILUS. 143 


AN UnusuaL EXTENSION OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE 
SHIPwoRM IN San FRANcisco Bay, CAuiFoRNIA. By Albert 
L. Barrows. (Univ. of Cal. Publications in Zool., vol. 18, no. 
2, pp. 27-48, 1917.) A valuable contribution to our knowl- 
edge of shipworms. ‘‘It is said that the shipworm was un- 
known in San Francisco Bay in the early history of the port, 
and that wood-boring molluscs did not become an extensive 
menace to marine woodwork here until some years after the 
great increase in the shipping entering the bay which fol- 
lowed upon the discovery of gold in California. Be that as it 
may, a species of the Teredide, XYylotrya setacea Tryon now 
thoroughly infests the main portion of the bay. . . . Another 
species of shipworm, Teredo diegensis Bartsch, has also re- 
cently caused damage in the upper part of San Francisco 
Bay.”’ 

In conclusion, the author states that 7. diegensis may be 
an intermittent resident of the vicinity of Mare Island; that 
the excessive damage caused by this borer in 1913 came about 
through the marked increase in the average salinity of the 
water in this part of the bay, caused by two consecutive dry 
seasons. <A salinity of at least 10 parts per 1000 (approxi- 
mately) seems to be required for the existence of 7. diegensis 
at temperatures ranging from 6° to 19° C.—C. W. J. 


A Systematic List oF THE MARGINELLIDS. By J. R. Le 
Brockton Tomlin. (Proc. Mal.: Society London, vol. 12, pp. 
242-306, 1917.) A very useful list in which the author has 
endeavored to bring together all specific and varietal names 
that has ever been used, giving the synonymy and reference 
to where each species is described. The list contains some 950 
names representing 519 species. 


PIRATES OF THE DEEP—STORIES OF SQUID AND Octopus. By 
Paul Bartsch. (Annual Report Smith. Inst., 1916, pp. 347- 
375, 19 plates.) An exceedingly interesting review. A brief 
account of their past history is followed by a number of nar- 
ratives of the captures of some of these remarkable creatures, 
together with much useful information pertaining to their 
economic use. 


144 THE NAUTILUS. 


NOTES. 


Note oN A PreoccuPIED NAME IN POLYPLACOPHORA.—Mr. 
Tom Lredale has recently been good enough to call my atten- 
tion to the fact that the specific name pilsbryanus, recently 
proposed by me’ for a chiton dredged by the United States 
Fisheries steamer Albatross off the coast of Japan, is preoccu- 
pied in the genus /schnochiton, where I had placed it, by J. 
pilsbryanus Bednall, 1896, a South Australian species. Al- 
though it is by no means certain that the Lepidozona group 
to which this species belongs is correctly referred to Ischno- 
chiton even as a subgenus, the fact that it was so referred in 
my paper as printed necessitates the adoption of a new name 
for the later species. The Japanese form I therefore propose 
to denominate J. (L.) nipponica. 

It was my intention originally to describe the species as an 
outright Lepidozona, but, not being ready to give my opinion 
as to the proper position for the group, I thought it wisest in 
the final draft of the paper conservatively to refer it back to 
Ischnochiton. It happened at that time that Bednall’s paper 
was inaccessible to me, and this fact, together with my un- 
familiarity with its contents, prevented my discovery of the 
existence of his prior name until too late for the proper cor- 
rection to be made in my paper.—sS. S. Berry. 


I ran into a curious bit of coincidence on Cerros Island. I 
took Epiphragmophora veatchii only on one very peculiar 
tree and never more than two to a tree. I brought home the 
flowers and leaves, which I sent to the California Academy 
for diagnosis. The tree turns out to have been taken orig- 
inally on Cerros Island. It was described originally as Rhus 
veatchiana, and Dr. Gray afterwards made a genus Veatchia 
for it—FrRED BAKER. 


1 Proce. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 54, pp. 1, 10 (1917). 
2 Proce. Malac. Soc. London, vol. 2, p. 142 (1896). 


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WALKER: ANCYLIDZ 


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1. LANX PATELLOIDES (LEA). 


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2. LANX KLAMATHENSIS HAN. 


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3. FERRISSIA RIVULARIS (SAY). 


4. FERRISSIA (LAN APEX) DIAFHANUS (HALD.). 


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1. GUNDLACHIA HINKLEYI WALKER. 


2. RHODAC MEA FILOSA (CON.). 


3. RRODACMEA RHODACME WALKER. 


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PLATE IV 


GILMORE: REPRODUCTION OF SPHARIIDA 


PLATE V 


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,2 PSORONAIAS KUXENSIS FRIERSON. 
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THE NAUTILUS, XXXII. PLATE Vill 


CLAPP: NEW CARYCHIUM AND THYSANOPHORA. 


THE NAUTILUS, XXXI. PLATE IX. 


L-3. DRUPA FOLIACEA CONR. 8. FUSINUS SANDVICHENSIS SOWB. 
4. DRUPA WALKERAE P. & B. 9, 12. MUREX PELE PILS. 
5. VITIENSIS PILS. 10. DRUPA 1UBERCULATA BLY. 


6,7. PERISTERNIA THAANUMI P. & B. ll. pe MORUS LAM. 


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INDEX TO TITLES, GENERA AND SPECIES. 


Acanthina aneelics Oldroyd. - Sp. .... 5... .- eens ws 26 
Achatiner, types of generic names proposed for ......... 98 
Amnicola oneida or bakeriana Pils. (pl. 2, figs. 9,10).... 2 

moc annite parallels Witte! Sots seen clcla see siete weere ee 60 
PN aC Hier hit Al ALGER) v)2'<) cs colts, daly mix cle siera/ace «cid soi al viele 99 
Avicula candeana of d’Orb., from Bermuda............ 37 
AOC HT CMe RT yy Thy OT Seana 655 abe itis ok rarage wate e ebce 12 
Boston \alacologseal Clap: 2 .).).\aei. ss oe ae aa Sale ed ates 33 
Bryan, Mrs. Elizabeth Letson (obituary).............. 142 
Bulimulus (Protoglyptus) brunoi von Ihering (pl. 4, fig.7) 54 
Blue and White Mountains, Arizona, journey to the ..... 81 
Czecum in New England, new forms of ................ 73 
Ceeum annulatum Brown (pl..5, fig. 1)................ it 
Cecum auriculatum de Folin (pl. 5, fig. 4)............. 76 
ecomvelarkn: Carp: (pl: by, fig. 5)! 3. is beac eee ss 76 
Gwvcim, cooperit smith: (pl, by fie. 2). oo. clin. dalek ce se «' 19 
Cxeum johnsonii Winkley (pl. 5, fig. 3) ..........0..... 75 
Cecum aiid otimpw(pl: 5, fig. 6): es. ede. ee ae 76 
hampine in the Sierras and. desert: \:\.. 0.2 s.r. eves 3 
Pe Meer CON LG@ LOI tak! . V nid otk ands wis ala. x 0 aceiatel tials? o, agian 35 
Weniuninne LOnerIMirtAle  S.). Gkh eka ba swe ei alee wee wale 2 
BIGOT EVC I Mee ite mp Ate IMT cee aiald a Om RE Seen wine oe 5 99 
@achlostyic. metarormipver Pe oe ciecuk wegen esis. 59 
Cochlostyla polychroa buriasensis Bartsch, n. subsp. .... 16 
Machlostyla: sutomantra: Lies oN iN es ek 59 
OL OMATLOMIMONISIS TOTEM ce. Urata’ feare,e de aialale cata moll Wee ais 71 
Cuspidaria (Tropidomya) nana Oldroyd, n. sp. ........ 28 
Wonnechieut, anells at: Monroe: cole ec ek awe ew cone ae 134 
Cuban mollusk colonized in Florida................... 104 


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Daniels, Lorenzo E. (obituary), portrait .............. 99 
Elliptio dilatatus var. Sterkii Grier, n. var. ............ 9 
Epiphragmophora tudiculata colusaensis Bartsch, n. subsp. 126 
Eurynia (Micromya) venusta (Lea) ................+- 13 
Fundella candeana (d’Orb.) (pl. 3) ...........2 eee eee 38 
Fusconain flava var. Griet, Bi Vat, i... sus ov vcs areees 11 
Gillia alialis (ea) (Cpl. 2, figs.1-8) 0005 7c 19, 22 
Gillia and Amnicola, notes on nidification of ........... 19 
Glochidia of Strophitus edentulus pavonius (Lea) ...... 17 
Gonaye island shells. 4io 56-45. o-<< gaat vs alesse Ea eee 72 
Helcion pellucidum in America .-;........-.....00-5- 77 
ES GUK OUOOIABS. 6 doe cin SER ne 2 ob b Seo s nolo ok SRE ene 55 
Helix: Jevis Peer er 246 saci sv. <.s' >, ve os OW soph < ee 56 
Belix ‘occidentalis IM: 67 Fs) 5, 00s\ ak cisnin Ota) Gheeoe eines 63 
EIGER TATION ih os kata ice » acho Gore okie Line tee ee 56 
Hemiplecta sagittifera batanensis Bartsch, n. subsp. .... 15 
WADIA IS Pe VEER NOBEL acco eA ws kote ie Calera 14 
Lampsilis ventricosa cohongoronta in the Potomae Valley. 51 
Land shells of Monroe, Connecticut .................-. 134 
Lasmigona costata var. eriganensis Grier, n. var......... 10 
Liguus fasciatus, varieties from Cuba in Florida ....... 104 
Lomax maximus im Colorado: .. .. . «wd vigbis-wes one berets ft 
Lammers temnicoste, M, i Bio oi. scheme etal wes ele eae 64 
Liopistha (Cymella) montanensis Hend., n. n. for Phola- 
CGR BTIOALA odo. Saeed cinerea Hirde wih vet eee 60 
Loboa brunoi von Ihering, the status of ............... 53 
Lymnea auricularia L. in Colorado ................... 71 
Liymmns hendersoni Baker’ .....:5.05 04 ¥..sas oy 2h 71 
Macrocallista orcutti Dall., n. sp. .............0+.- Pee 
Malleus ‘rufipunctatus Reeve .. ois. sss) nab 3h be sindae 38 
Malleus vesiculatus Reeve: oy cnc ces cits x bw oe hive eee 38 
Marine mollusea about New York City, some ........... 90 
Martyn’s universal conchologist ..............-..000-- 28 
Meioceras, nisp, (pl. 5, figs de 3 55 as pid ae one 5 ae 76 
Melania convexa var. impressa M. & H................. 61 
Melania (Goniobasis?) sculptilis Meek ................ 61 
Melavis moliistriata. My & Ho oo ads roe ee 62 
Naiades from Lake Erie, new varieties of .............. 9 
Nenia cooki Pils., n. sp. (pl. 7, figs. 11-18).............. 80 
Nomenclature and systematic positions of some North 
American fossil and recent mollusks .............. 60 
INGER ih Sib chetare Coss! tipeb eeere AG) ie aseud Chapin mae 34, 71, 103, 1438 
Obba listeri batanensis Bartsch, n. subsp. ...........--- 16 
Olivella biplicata angelena Oldroyd, n. var. ............ 34 


Onema 'Gistel eo oi Bs ocd oe eee ee cee 99 


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Opisthosiphon berryi Clapp, n. sp. (pl. 7, fig. 14)....... 86 
Opisthosiphon from Cuba, a new .................-+.- 86 
Oveohelix, cooper minor: CEM: oy 9 2. se da ee eo ee ee 41 
Oreohelix cooperi obscura Hend., n. form .............. 46 
Pauaania urrour Wana WGA) Foe o's Pa itd Pde Sek oes eke 120 
Panag caratata Ame. Ooo S Ie fod oe wh leale lade 109, 110 
RP ei Wad CUMMINS! EVE: 2s 5) lato s eae Ue aie ae at a 113 
Pawdina multiearinata Hald: +40... 6205 Weed Je e's 120 
Paudina mulialinedta Me & Fj 3 309). 5.60 De eae 62 
arRIRISTLk ATMEL IE AT ON a as UI Ye 106 
Panope (generosa Gould var.?) taeniata Dall, n. sp.?.... 25 
Don re ED 6G (a RF 99 
Pela sna SOME) 2.0.15 eo a ok es oe 58 
Philippines, new land shells from the ................. 15 
Biaipinon; VAVIpavicke OF 6) 305.2 acta bt sce uee 109 
Eeplademya wundata Mi! THis ee 60 
LATE COMD BTL eae Pe eRe Po Po A a a ale ea eee sl 99 
Planorbis altissimus Baker, n. sp. (pl. 7, figs. 7-10)...... 95 
Planorbis campanulatus, from Blue Sea Lake, Quebec, 
MOLES) GT: YANIAGION 3412/4) tts Asie eis od idence oi ds fa siene 127 
Planorbis from post-glacial deposits, description of new 
BOCCIGM AO! MHTIOIIER (cae e «hoses om obi thew 94 
Planorbis parvus urbanensis Baker, n. var. (pl. 7, figs. 4-6) 94 
erie Venn Ms Gor kts!) . cred Jerse oe ek Bok «alee ee 64 
Pleistocene fossils of Magdalena Bay, Lower California, 
collected by Charles Russell Orcutt ............... 23 
Fleurodonte maremella in Florida’ .2.. 62 009.03. 4.. 104 
Poigmitea: anricoma in Plorida \...:. eae. eee wee 104 
Polyvmitd muscarum in) Plorida  ..6.: 9s 4.35 23 4. Sad 104 
Praticolella campi Clapp & Ferriss, n. sp. (pl. 6, figs. 1-4) 78 
Prauicolella eriseola. Pir: (pl. .6, fies. 5-1) >... ...2 05 3s 79 
PRMNNOU EL FOOTE: 60%. 5) i cicia 5a a aie ata wk ak had oie teldiare 35 
Prorecnaieiua constellata, Mor. co. 6s. a dee eee 48 
Pree neraALelis Spellaha V Glo case oa ciara d dlee aia one ewe’ 48 
Priotrochatella torrei Clapp, n. sp. (pl. 4, figs. 1-6)...... 47 
PE PEALIGH A TECEIVER: .. ci6cs< os cle ninleia clea ee de 35, 69, 106, 144 
Rare shells collected in Puget Sound, Washington ...... 105 
BUVRGTA OUUME VAD, <u guile eva rae aes eke a 58 
SAPS FoI Been ra tara os A sate det PERCY Wi ghiw eniciet discret tang 99 


Shells from Angel and Tiburon Islands, Gulf of California 26 
Strophitus edentulus pavonius, notes on the Glochidia of 17 


See IGRA LON, <eWAMOIN wil Goa oa aienh de amie aeek cas Wee 79 
Stylobates aeneus Dall (pl. 6, figs. 8-10)............... 79 
aiLets LONE WC ODIO NG he a Biles tia 4 ca le-disinre <,cis0e Saco 72 


Systematic position of two species of mussels from the 
Rr ROM. MAL SID Pee ee OC a Ads das sali miasmmws 13 


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Tapes philippinarum okupi Bryan ...............-..-. 124 
Taremercarta, COW. ia yicc see soso eee 40 Meike hep eee inlets 105 
‘Thracia trapezoides Gon, oi..5 2. eiscpite vs eip ae hee areas 105 
Thyasira bisecta.Comm., BOG 01 ....2 0). eevee ane save 103, 105 
Trachydermon Carpenter, notes on the genus .......... 1 
Trachydermon Carpenter, a further note on the genus... 12 
Unio Tastinter al. ee: 6 ies hb es VW om 4 Ok pret epee 139 
Ugioditeolus luamares ).. ) 605.645 pee a> 4 eo eine ROE 139 
DRmIO PECLOIes WIE Acie. o.(s > obs bee ees Dre ee ee 60 
Unio whitei Hend., n. n., for U. rectoides White ........ 60 
RUPP DOU Hise os bid vs sb hsb Nes oo vin Re Res See 99 
Viviparus contectoides limi, n. n., for V. c. compactus Pils. 71 
Vavipara angolaris Bartsch. .',.... 0-0 siksisa nea oe 114, 120 
Wavipare .Carnigin arisen 55. ks ea ge ee dod 113 
Navrosrus ancaiaris (Maly. oi... sine ep olees ean pe 114 
Viviparus burroughianus trinominis Wkvr., n. subsp. .... 120 
Raviparus conta CO. GiGi.) sos enc. ce's supe sel hee eee 117 
Viviparos cumpmpianus WEr., WN. ... 62's. ei eee eh 118, 114 
Viviparus javanicus luzonicus Kob. ............-++e+0: 122 
Viviparus tricarinatus (Anton) ...........-..essesene 121 
Viviparus zamboangensis Bartsch ..............++000. 123 


Wallvexsoseph (Obituary), <..-.'0- css tive ws olin o sw inaien 101 


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INDEX TO AUTHORS. 


PERC OPP ATI Cero) 02 en oh a cha ek (ee Cah eel rsa 19, 94, 97 
Reemeaey: Wer breathes are VS MNS cre rough Lh Sinks 4 aaeu ite 15, 53, 126 
SETTING oie Spa MIS ge aS fad a Pd 12 
LEEDS i Sa 0p a 18S 124 
AEST ]EY CP 108 8 RTE Secon pon kage eae aD a BRR ag 78, 104 
SATIN TREN ere ns. Me era ea 2 peltid eG hs a ced eee 47, 86 
Ce tei ELL. TAL 1s ofa UE SR eS en er Si 58 
LOUDUILOSTie 11g Nek e a 2a ae eR 1, 23, 79, 103 
TREE IE DI VICMNA ET oie, fo mae hy as VS, ele Gave 17 

COVES SEES Tel EE NT 8 ahs aU a 3, 78, 81, 99 
DSSCSrE So TE PETS A OE, Sa as GO Ie rR Loe 139 
STETEN Es OP NMI [GaP Sa SCT > RI teh eid Re a A ta a 
Hedley, AUT CR eat Or ret ee coe chet fetadayal chain 2 uke cs BERENS 72 

Henderson, 2 TEEPE: Mga i SRA as Ae ane 40, 60, 71, 137 
Humphrey, LD TES. Gee cae ata tie=) SFT 8 pean ar eae ei eRe eee ig) Bae 34 
MRE MNP PIERS cok Sas Buck a SSR Ola aie arama al are 90, 134 
LIT ESS Tr A OR AOS (GA EO a RA Sa RN 3G; 31,00, 101, 107 
Res aI ANNE Oeste at ya cj deat’ é.c 1a?) Seal aha wuhe Gate erasehe eee iy; 
ILO TEST SEN OOS Se Celi a a 1 Sn En RII OBE Ont ete WE 51 
MOPED DICER FG. GE ca hay Saray a aes oom ah naa apie a OU bias Moye 
Reclnearencee Nites Fulah Sees cas 2 sss >. &, «= a tetany eae 26, 28, 105 
Ld S23 ad DS Ss >. Se EN oe SR em PD EY 34 
bruit s014: bees she J ee ts dal ae Poy |e ea cael paneer 55 
brain CUintay EMETC GG oS oes Fos Sua a ahs eh a ee BOs 
LEOUS Fis 3 9 Oat Sire 2 lle te aa ae 70, 71, 80, 98, 106 
reba ag Tee ie pec Ped Se ase, Shui aha Kray Gye aL, are le 12 
el MESES MEN ESVAUTN Die} cet Srawcics dlayolnardict gma 0 a colar Setmate 28, 35, 109 
TREE FRUICRT D Birs ial on Geers aoa a8, 2 Sees She thes crn ee ates hee 127 


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Vol. XXXII, JULY, 1918. No. 1 


NOTES ON THE GENUS TRACHYDERMON CARPENTER. 


BY WILLIAM HEALEY DALL. 


Iredale has already called attention to the two names for 
Chitons by Gray in 1821. A little fuller discussion of the 
consequences of the adoption of Gray’s name Lepidochitona 
seems desirable to make the situation perfectly clear. The 
synonymy which is pertinent is as follows: 


Lepidochitona Gray, London Medical Rep., XV, p. 234, 1821. 
Chiton marginatus (Pennant, = cinereus L., not of Mon- 
tagu). 

Stenosemus Middendorff, Malac. Ross. 1, pp. 103, 109, 117, 122, 
1848; (1st sp. C. marmoreus Fabr.). 

Ischnochiton sect.tt, Gray, Guide Moll., p. 182, 1857 (Chiton 
marginatus) . 

Trachydermon Carpenter, Suppl. Rep. Br. Assoc., 1864, p. 
612 (Chiton dentiens Gould) ; ibid., p. 649: Bull. Essex 
Inst., p. 1538, 1873 (Chiton ruber (L.) Lowe, not of 
Spengler). 

Craspedochiton G. O. Sars, Moll. Reg. Arct. Norv., p. 114, 
1878 (Chiton marginatus Pennant, = cinereus L., not of 
Montagu). 

Leptochitona Pilsbry, Man. XIV, p. 150, 1892 (err. typ.). 


Section Tonicella Carpenter. 


Platysemus Middendorff, (part) Mal. Ross. 1, p. 98, 1848 (C. 
submarmoreus Midd.). 


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Tomcella Carpenter, Bull. Essex Inst. V, p. 154, 1873 (Chiton 
marmoreus Fabricius). 

Boreochiton G. O. Sars, Moll. Reg. Arct. Norv., p. 116, 1878 
(Chaton ruber L., and C. marmoreus Fabricius). 

Tomciella Thiele, Gebiss d. Schnecken, II, p. 389, 1891 (7. 
marmorea Fabr.). 


Section Cyanoplaz Pilsbry. 


Cyanoplar Pilsbry, Man. XIV, pp. 40, 44, 1892 (Chiton hart- 
wegu Carpenter). 


Subgenus Spongioradsia Pilsbry. 


Spongwradsia Pilsbry, Man. XV, p. 65, 1894 (Trachyradsia 
aleutica Dall). 


In view of the similarity of names the following synonymy 
may be useful: 


Genus LEPIDOPLEURUS Risso. 


Lepidopleurus (Leach Ms.) Risso. Hist. Nat. Eur. Mérid. IV, 
p. 267, 1826 (1st sp. LD. cayetanus (Poli) Risso); G. O. 
Sars, Moll. Reg. Arct. Norv., p. 110, 1878. 


Section Leptochiton Gray. 


Leptochiton Gray, P. Z. S., 1847, p. 127 (Chiton cinereus Mon- 
tagu (not Linné) = C. asellus Spengler) ; Carpenter, 
Suppl. Rep. Brit. Assoc., pp. 530, 612, 650, 1864 (1st sp. 
mentioned as a real member of the genus is Leptochiton 
nexus Carpenter). 

? Lepidochiton Carpenter, Rep. Brit. Assoc., pp. 317, 349, 
1857 (1st sp. C. lividus Midd.). Includes also C. merten- 
si Midd., C. scrobiculatus Midd., and C. proprius Reeve ; 
the latter = C. dispar Cpr., not Sowerby. 


I confess to an inability to get anything like systematic 
order out of Middendorff’s extraordinary tangle of names, 
except where some subsequent author has fixed a species as 
type, as in the case of Symmetrogephyrus (Midd., Feb. 1848), 
which Chenu (Man., p. 383) has declared to be typified by 


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Chiton pallasii Middendorff, thus displacing the more familiar 
Amicula (auct. not Gray, 1847) for that group. 

Lepidochitona Gray, supersedes Trachydermon as indicated 
by Iredale (Proc. Mal. Soe. London, XI, p. 127, 1914). With 
the first mention of the latter genus Carpenter associates only 
two species, OC. pseudodentiens Cpr. (= dentiens Gould) and 
an undescribed C. gothicus. The former must therefore be 
taken as type, instead of flectens, though they are really con- 
generic. As type of Lepidochiton Carpenter, I select his first 
species, C. lividus Midd., which is an Ischnochiton, but Car- 
penter apparently regarded it as synonymous with Lepto- 
chiton, to which he refers the species in his index of 1872. 
Pilsbry refers the species, in the order above cited, respec- 
tively to Ischnochiton, Lepidozona, Ischnochiton, and Ischno- 
radsia. The genus would best be considered a synonym of 
Ischnochiton, especially as no one seems to have quoted it after 
Carpenter, and he did not clear it up in his MS. 

In regard to Leptochiton, I am inclined to agree with Berry 
that the west coast and Arctic forms are so different from the 
typical Lepidopleurus cayetanus that a sectional separation is 
appropriate. 


CAMPING IN THE SIERRAS AND THE DESERT. PLATEI. 


BY JAS. H. FERRISS. 


Late in June of last year, facing westward I departed from 
the home snailery in search of adventure, and returned about 
the first of May this year. 

At the Grand Canyon of the Colorado a couple of very warm 
days was devoted to the Bright Angel trail, digging vainly 
for Sonorella betheli. 

The Vernal Falls, Yosemite Valley, California, offered an- 
other opportunity, with a yield of three Epiphragmophoras, 
one of these the E. hillebrandi yosemitensis, discovered there 
by Mr. Herbert N. Lowe. This was the opening of another 
season of delight in the California mountains. For nearly a 


4 THE NAUTILUS. 


month we camped with the Sierra Club at the Tuolumne 
Meadows, making side trips from there in search of snails and 
other kinds of trout. Then eastward with our own pack train 
for more than another month over the high passes, with a side 
trip to Silver Lake, down into the branches of the San Joa- 
quin, and over the John Muir Pass to the Middle Fork of the 
Kings River. At Tehipite valley we left the Middle Fork, 
westward crossed the North Fork, and hit the main river at 
Trimmer, where we left our mules and took the auto stage 
for Sanger and Fresno. 

Out for health, and in no hurry, the opportunities for col- 
lecting were the best. The high altitudes, glaciers and snow 
banks were another world. In the valleys, with a wealth of 
flowers, birds, and trout, and the grandest scenery upon the 
continent, we rested several days at every camping place, as a 
rule. At Palisade creek we halted nearly a week and had 
golden trout for every meal. 

But the snails were small, and few in number of specimens 
and species. Riding up the zigzag out of the Tehipite valley 
the silvery track of a snail was found on the trail, and in half 
a day I dug up a dozen Epiphragmophoras, looking like £. 
traski, the only large shell found since leaving the Yosemite. 
Like a Sonorella, they were living in a pile of rocks well cov- 
ered with leaves and rotten wood. 

Between trips we hunted up old friends and collections. 
Some of these were mail-order friends of long standing, and we 
were greatly pleased to see what they looked like. At Berke- 
ley it was the Alaska bear skins, H. S. Swarth and Robert 
Grinnell. At Oakland, Fred L. Button, who gave us a two- 
night exhibition of his shells. At the Academy of Sciences, 
Golden Gate Park, Barton W. Evermann and the Henry 
Hemphill collection of western land shells. At the Leland 
Stanford University, Mr. and Mrs. Oldroyd and the Hemphill 
duplicates. At Los Angeles, the fossil bones from the asphalt 
beds. The collections and the collectors demonstrate the Cali- 
fornia spirit, and were far beyond our expectations. 

Tucson likewise, Thornber, Cummins, Voorhies and Taylor 
at the University of Arizona, McDougal and Shreve at the 


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Carnegie Desert Laboratory are ‘‘live wires’’ in the natural 
sciences. Also explorers. Exploring begets good health, and 
good health begets enthusiasm. Also, Arizona is apparently 
the head center of natural history, so many species in botany 
and zoology have their beginning here. By the way, a news- 
paper reporter at Tucson gave us a reputation for the dis- 
covery of 650 new species of snails in Arizona! In figures it 
is well to give out type-written copy to the press. Then no 
embarrassing apologies to university clubs will be needful. 

To eliminate a limp which interfered with snail-catching 
more and more, I went into a hospital at Tucson, and a month 
or two was taken out of this great vacation; but on the whole 
a large collection was made. With mules for the high desert 
ranges and a Ford for the smaller ones, one in the conva- 
lescent stage may make a good showing. Some of the hills are 
only 150 feet in height, and with a level desert floor we could 
almost collect from the machine. At one point it was not 
more than ten feet from snails to Ford. We seldom walked 
ten miles in one day, for with the larger mountains and their 
long and rough mesas we could ride within a half-mile of the 
snails. 

Within the recent geologic period apparently there was a 
heavy rainfall (Noah’s perhaps), so heavy that the large 
boulders were thrown out upon both sides of the channel, and 
thus these gulches are often heavily diked on the lower slopes 
of the mountain. These dikes are often the best collecting 
grounds, especially in dry weather; the fortifications of five 
or six feet in depth and twenty wide are easily explored. To 
catch a live snail at home in some of the larger slides higher 
up, a steam shovel and a full equipment of quarrymen is 
needed. 

On horseback, with Frank Cole as guide, a trapper, hunter, 
prospector, forester, now a good snail-hunter and a wonderful 
cook, I made another trip through the Catalinas and Rincons, 
finding more of the rough-barked Sonorellas. Then into the 
Galuras, where we captured a smooth-bark Sonorella with a 
diameter of 32 millimeters. At Tucson my partner on the 
California trips and many others joined the party for a winter 


6 THE NAUTILUS. 


in the desert. To her it seemed a dreary prospect, but a short 
trip into the Tucson range with its mesas forested with 
orchard-like trees and giant cactus, the ever-changing botan- 
ical societies, wild pigs, deer, mountain sheep, quail and very 
toothsome cottontails, told another story. The desert was as 
interesting as the mountains, and the weather in winter was 
summer-like without excessive heat or annoying insects. With 
extra tanks of gasoline upon our running-board, any place was 
home, the tent a parlor, and auto cushions a mattress. There 
was no lack of firewood or water. 

The Tucson range, only an hour or so from the city, was 
particularly home-like. The first day in camp, Cole brought 
in a wild pig and baked it. With hot biscuit and steaming 
coffee, and the fruit and goodies brought from town, we had 
such a Christmas dinner, with surely as good an appetite, as 
in ye good old days, and it was on Christmas day. And, too, 
in a dining hall with columns and arches of living green, with 
prickers so long an unruly guest would not scratch the var- 
nish. Our mistletoe decorations were generous, for there are 
eleven species and varieties in Arizona. Here we found our 
largest catch in Sonorellas, the rare fern Cheilianthes pring- 
leyi and the most beautiful member of the fish-hook group of 
eactus, Echinocactus leconter. From our camps westward 
towards the Silver Bell range, twenty miles away, it was a 
thick forest of the giant cactus, paloverde, mesquite and iron 
wood a8 far as the eye could see. Cole brought in a good pair 
of mountain sheep horns laid out by some lion or wolf about a 
year ago, and I dug up a nice diamond rattler the second day 
out. There are eleven species and varieties of rattlers in this 
state also. 

We made seven camps on the west side of the range—Pic- 
tured Rocks, Rattler, Sheephorn, Wild Pig, Twin Cacti (Plate 
I), Cat Mountain and Limekiln. Sonorellas were found at 
37 stations in five weeks. I worked about half time. 

We also gave about the same amount of time to the ranges. 
west, going as far as Ajo, and then I was in trim to work full 
time. These mountains west of the city of Tucson rise from 
a lower level than the Catalinas, Santa Ritas and the ranges 


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eastward. The higher peaks are supposed to run up to 8,000 
feet above the sea. Very few are named, and so far as we 
could learn none have been surveyed. The Baboquivari sys 
tem starts at the Mexican line and runs a little west of north. 
As the Baboquivaris, they are 40 miles in length, then known 
as Coyotes for 7 miles, as the Roskruge 20, as the Abbie 
Waterman 10, and as the Silver Bell 10 miles. We hit only a 
few high spots in the first three, and I collected at one small 
slide in the latter. 

On the road to Ajo we had good success in Sonorellas in the 
small hills along the Comovo route, and here we first saw the 
organ cactus and the crucifix tree. Around the Ajo moun- 
tains—Wall’s Wells and Montezuma Head—and the several 
nearby ranges, we were unable to find any traces of Sono- 
rellas. The last Sonorella station west was at a small group 
of hills where the sign board of the Interior Department read 
‘‘Tueson 101 miles’’. Beyond that the basalt rocks were cov- 
ered with white dust that may have been alkali, or the granite 
had a face so sharp and dry the snails on a hike would require 
tennis shoes and a canteen. A mining prospector afterwards 
told us shells were to be found near the south end of the Big 
Ajo range where there was a small spring and walnut trees, 
and that they were also in the Mesquites, a range near the 
Mexican border. We anticipated a change in conditions, and 
perhaps Mexican or new groups of snails, and we still feel 
that something may be found in this field—perhaps in the 
Mesquite and border ranges, or in the Growlers, a forty-mile 
range west of Ajo—when the Mexican bandits are a little less 
active among the southern cattle ranges. 

On the back track we returned by way of the Covered Wells 
and White Wells crossing the Quijota range, but found only 
a few Pupas, Succineas, and other small ones until we camped 
near some abandoned silver prospects in the southern end. 
We hunted the placer holes for rattlers without success but 
found a tiger rattler and Sonorellas in the rocks. We also 
had further luck in the foot-hills at the southern end of the 
Cababi range, where Mr. Cole had found Sonorellas in 1914. 

Nearly all of this western half of Pima County is occupied 


8 THE NAUTILUS. 


by the Papago Indians. Their horses, cattle, corn and wheat 
fields, and villages are numerous, and we were under many 
obligations to them for their good wells. Converted by the 
Catholic Fathers some three hundred years ago, and with the 
assistance of the Presbyterians since, they have become an in- 
dustrious people, fat and very rich. Their housing is not 
pretentious, as with wealthy white men, but evidently sani- 
tary, for the male in weight averages about 260 and his help- 
meet about 180. The white men covet the Papago’s grass 
and browsing, and would like a mix-up; but Uncle Sam at 
present is plainly giving the Indian a square deal. 

Between the Tucson Range and the Ajo we collected at 55 
stations, sampling the hills here and there. Other expeditions 
were made to the Serritas, to the Rosemont and Greaterville 
mining districts on the east side of the Santa Ritas, and to the 
Empire and Mustang Ranges on our way to visit old friends 
in the Huachucas. A. F. Berner, an old friend of the botan- 
ists and snail hunters, was found in hard luck. He is now 
blind and has been confined to his bed with rheumatism for 
two years. The entomologist, Biedermann, is more fortunate. 
He has been remarkably successful with beetles and moths, 
and he is now an acknowledged leader in grafting. With 99 
per cent success he has made the Carr Canyon walnuts pro- 
duce the best of European walnuts, and the Black Hamburgs 
are now picked from the wild vines of his homestead. He 
hopes to exhibit home-grown chestnuts in another year, from 
the mountain oaks. They do it in France. Happy Jack is a 
prosperous merchant on the Ocean-to-Ocean auto way. 

In the Empire Range, draining into the Santa Cruz River, 
and the Mustangs, draining into the San Pedro, we found both 
Holospira and Oreohelixz as well as Sonorella. Here was fur- 
ther evidence of ancient ‘‘Noah flood’’ mischief. Deep in the 
clay of the gulches of the Mustang slopes were Sonorellas and 
Oreohelix, not to be found alive, or mixed in with the species 
now living. I worked hard a day and a half to find them 
alive or freshly dead, but other peaks and gulches had only 
subfossils of their kind. A like condition existed along the 
Bright Angel trail in the Grand Canyon. Since my former 


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visit floods had cut the clay banks and turned up a subfossil 
species of Oreoheliz not now found alive on the south rim. 

Thus ends my longest adventure, and perhaps the most 
fruitful. Collections were made at 187 stations, and with 
something over 140 sets of duplicates thrown into the basket 
by generous California friends, we will have about 500 sep- 
arate lots to check up and discuss later. 


Joliet, Ill., June, 1918. 


NEW VARIETIES OF NAIADES FROM LAKE ERIE. 


BY N. M. GRIER. 


While the general distinction between the Naiades of Lake 
Erie and their parent forms of the Ohio drainage have already 
been commented upon by Walker, (1) representatives in Lake 
Erie of at least three of the parental forms have never been 
given the varietal distinction they deserve. The parent species 
following the nomenclatorial changes proposed by Frierson 
(2) and Vanatta (3) are Fusconaia flava (Raf.), Elliptio dila- 
tatus (Raf.), and Symphynota (Lasmigona) costata (Raf.). 
The comparisons between them and their Lake Erie represen- 
tatives were made with the aid of Simpson’s Descriptive 
Catalogue. 


ELLIPTIO DILATATUS Var. STERKII, new variety. 


Differs from typical dilatatus by its smaller size, less elon- 
gated and proportionately higher shell. Always inflated, not 
so pointed posteriorly. Ventral line rather straight, beaks 
more anterior in position. Epidermis in dilatatus dark brown 
and horn or yellowish, surface usually with uneven growth 
lines. In sterku, epidermis always smooth or polished, light 
olive green to yellowish brown to reddish brown. Nacre in 
dilatatus mostly dark purple, salmon and white; that of sterku 
is lavender, light reddish purple, pearl-blue. 

The following table gives maximum, minimum and mean 
dimensions of 52 shells each of parent and variety: 


10 THE NAUTILUS. 


E. dilatatus Var. sterkia 
Length Height Diameter Length Height Diameter 
130mm. 60mm. 35mm. 87mm. 46mm. 28mm. 
86mm. 41mm. 24mm. 59mm. 3lmm. 18mm. 
30mm. 16mm. 7 mm. 26mm. 13mm. 7mm. 


Factors obtained from above by comparison of length with 
height and diameter show that greater height and inflation 
rest with sterku—51% and 30% as against 48% and 25%. 
In variety sterku, the average distance of the beaks from the 
anterior extremity of the shell is 18% of the total length; in 
dilatatus this is 25%. There appears to be no substantial 
difference between values obtained with Simpson’s measure- 
ments and my own. 

This new variety is respectfully dedicated to Dr. V. C. 
Sterki, who first commented upon the distinction between it 
and the stream forms. (4) Type no. 61. 4268, card catalogue 
Carnegie Museum. 


LASMIGONA COSTATA var. EREGANENSIS, new variety. 


Variety eriganensis is smaller, less elongated and propor- 
tionately lower than costata. Ventral line straight. Epider- 
mis in costata light horn-color to dark chestnut in old speci- 
mens, surface usually with uneven growth lines. In eriga- 
nensis always smooth or polished, greenish olive to reddish 
brown to chocolate-brown, even growth lines. Nacre in costata 
eream-color to lavender or blue. In variety ertganensis, pink- 
ish, buff or salmon-color. 

Average for 20 shells: 


costata var. eriganensis 
Length Height Diameter Length Height Diameter 
137mm. 78mm. 42mm. 90mm. 46mm. 31mm. 
96mm. 55mm. 27mm. 72mm. 40mm. 23mm. 
55mm. 31mm. 14mm. 65mm. 36mm. 19mm. 


Factors secured as previously show that costata is propor- 
tionately higher than var. eriganensis, 56% against 53%, but 


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is not so inflated 27% against 832%. My measurements of 
costata check readily with those of Simpson. 
Type no. 61.4720, card catalogue, Carnegie Museum. 


FUSCONAIA FLAVA var. PARVULA, new variety. 


Variety parvula differs chiefly in size from flava, being 
smaller although proportionately higher and more inflated. 
Epidermis of flava yellowish to dark horn-color; in var. par- 
vula, yellowish green, greenish olive. Surface with even 
growth lines. Nacre of typical flava mostly white, tinged 
with salmon in the beak; of parvula, pinkish-color or to pale 
blue. 


Dimensions: 
flava var. parvula 
Length Height Diameter Length Height Diameter 
91mm. 60mm. 37mm. 59mm. 45mm. 30mm. 
36mm. 438mm. 25mm. 36mm. 28mm. 18mm. 
27mm. 24mm. 25mm. 13mm. 11mm. 8 mm. 


Ratio of length to height and diameter in flava—77% and 
42%. 

Ratio of length to height and diameter in var. parvula— 
79% and 51%. 

Similar results are obtained from Simpson’s measurements 
of flava. 

Type no. 61.4513 card catalogue, Carnegie Museum. 


The type specimens of the above three new varieties were 
collected by Dr. A. E. Ortmann at Big Bend, Presque Isle 
Bay, Lake Erie, July 8-12, 1910, and kindly entrusted to me 
for description. They appear to be generally distributed 
throughout Lake Erie. 


1. Walker, Bryant. ‘‘Unione Fauna of the Great Lakes.’’ 
Nautilus, 27, 1913. 

2. Frierson, L. S. ‘‘Remarks on Classification of Unionide.”’ 
Nautilus, 28, 1914. 


12 THE NAUTILUS. 


3. Vanatta, E.S. ‘‘Rafinesque Type of Unio.’’ Proc. Acad. 
Nat. Sciences, Philadelphia, 1916. 

4. Sterki, V. ‘‘A Preliminary Catalogue of the Land and 
Freshwater Mollusca of Ohio.’’ Proc. Ohio Acad. Sci- 
ence, IV, pt. 8. 


A FURTHER NOTE ON THE GENUS TRACHYDERMON. 


BY 8S. STILLMAN BERRY, REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA. 


Since the publication of my note on the chiton genus 7'ra- 
chydermon in the Proceedings of the California Academy of 
Sciences, (4), vol. 7, p. 245, September, 1917, Mr. Tom Ire- 
dale has supplied me with the interesting information that 
Trachydermon Carpenter 1864 is preoccupied, and hence can- 
not be used in Polyplacophora in any sense. This consider- 
ably clarifies the whole situation by rendering needless any 
further investigation as to which species is properly to be re- 
garded as the type of the genus. At the same time the pecu- 
liar group of West American chitons comprising the old Tra- 
chydermon. flectens Carpenter and the remarkable Mopalia 
heathii of Pilsbry is automatically left without a name. Hav- 
ing ascertained from Mr. Iredale that he is chiefly concerned 
with certain other consequences of the nomenclatural tangle 
we have discussed and has, himself, no intention of taking up 
the present question, I feel at liberty to propose the new 
generic name, Basiliochiton, based upon Mopalia heathii Pils- 
bry 1898 as its typical representative. A cogent argument for 
the selection of this rather than the older species as the type 
of the genus is that the whereabouts, if not the very existence, 
of the type specimen of Carpenter’s flectens appears to be 
unknown. I had supposed it to be in the British Museum, 
but Mr. Iredale writes me that it is not there. It is possible 
that it was destroyed along with so many other Carpenterian 
specimens in the San Francisco conflagration of 1906. 

A further and fuller discussion of this group of chitons will 
appear in a forthcoming publication. 


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THE 8YSTEMATIC POSITION OF TWO SPECIES OF MUSSELS FROM THE 
OZARKS. 


BY DR. A. E, ORTMANN. 


Kurynia (MicroMYA) VENuSTA (Lea). 


Lampsilis venusta Simpson, Synopsis, 1900, p. 543. — Deser. 

Catal., 1914, p. 89. 

A large number of specimens has been received from L. S. 
Frierson, collected by A. A. Hinkley on July 30, 1914, in 
James River, at Galena, Stone Co., Mo. 

Specimens of this lot have been sent to B. Walker, who also 
believes them to belong to U. venustus Lea, a species closely 
allied, on the one hand, to ZL. ellipstformis (Conr.) (Simpson, 
1914, p. 128), and, on the other hand, to L. pleasi (Marsh) 
(Simpson, p. 129). In fact, the latter is hardly anything else 
but a smaller and thinner venusta. I have no doubt that all 
three group together, and very likely the anatomy will be the 
same. Utterback (Amer. Midl. Natural, 4, 1916, p. 141) places 
ellipsiformis in the genus Nephronaias, but I do not think that 
this is correct, since he describes the papille on the mantle 
edge. 

Call (Tr. Acad. St. Louis, 7, 1895, p. 57) believes that pleasi 
is identical with venustus, and, according to Frierson (in 
litt.), venustus is the same as ellipsiformis. Meek & Clark 
(Bur. Fisher, Doc. no. 759, 1912, p. 19) mention, from Big 
Buffalo Fork, Lampsilis venusta, which, according to their 
remarks, is this form. 

Anatomy: Soft parts (36 6 and 3 sterile 2° are at hand) 
of the usual Eurynia-structure. Anal and supraanal openings 
separated by a moderate mantle connection. Anal with dis- 
tinct crenulations, branchial with papille. Posterior margins 
of palpi connected at base only. Inner lamina of inner gill 
entirely connected with abdominal sac. 

Marsupium in posterior half of outer gill, with a rather 
larger non-marsupial section at posterior end. Ovisacs about 
15 to 20. Mantle margin, in front of branchial, slightly 
lamellar, with small, irregular papilla, which are not crowded. 


14 THE NAUTILUS. 


and extend forward nearly to the middle of the lower margin, 
becoming quite distant and small in front. 

Color of soft parts whitish, with black pigment around anal 
and branchial openings, and a brown or blackish streak run- 
ning forward on mantle margin on the inside of the papille. 
Edge of marsupium with brown pigment. 

This species undoubtedly belongs near the group, of which 
E. vanuxemensis may be regarded as the type. The anatomy 
is practically the same, and the papille on the mantle margin 
are very much alike. Also in the shell are certain common 
peculiarities, since E. venusta has, in the female, an indication 
of that peculiar ‘‘constriction’’ seen in the vanuxremensis 
group. Our species, however, differs in the more elongate 
shell, weak development of postbasal expansion of the female, 
which is located rather more anteriorly, thus suggesting, to a 
degree, the shape seen in Mediomdus plateolus (= conradi), 
with which species U. pleasi has been compared by Marsh. 
My specimens have a strong tendency to become more or less 
intensely of a salmon-color in the nacre. 

This seems to be a species characteristic for the Ozark region, 


LAMPSILIS BREVICULA (Call). 


L. brevicula and L. brevicula brittsi Simpson, 1900, p. 533.— 

1914, pp. 57, 58. 

L. brittst Simps. is an absolute synonym of brevicula Call: 
the differences mentioned by Simpson do not hold good at all. 
The emargination of the posterior basal margin of the female 
shell is not always present, probably only in old specimens [as 
in L. satura (Lea)]. Among my material there are no speci- 
mens which show it. 

A number of individuals is at hand from James River, Ga- 
lena, Stone Co., Mo., and from White River, at Cotter and 
Norfolk, Baxter Co., Ark. (L. S. Frierson donor). From 
Galena and Cotter I have specimens with soft parts, collected 
Juwy 31 and August 2, 1914 (by A. A. Hinkley). Among 
them is a gravid female, caught in the act of discharging 
glochidia (July 31), so that this date indicates the end of the 
breeding season. 


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Anatomy of the Lampsilis type, and agreeing almost com- 
pletely with that of L. luteola (see: Ann. Carn. Mus., 8, 1912, 
p. 348). The mantle flap is of the same shape as in this 
species, with the edge irregularly toothed, the largest teeth 
standing on the free, anteriorly projecting lobe, giving it a 
lacerated appearance. Also the color markings are the same 
(streak of black or brown pigment, and I think I ean distin- 
guish in some of my specimens an indistinct eye-spot). 

Glochidia suboval, agreeing in shape and size with those of 
L. luteola; their L. is 0.23, their H. 0.28 mm. Surber has fig- 
ured them [Rep. U.S. Comm. Fish. for 1914, App. 1915 (Fish. 
Doe. no. 313), pl. 1, f. 14]. His measurements are: 0.230 
0.290, while Utterback (for var. brittsi, Am. Midl. Nat., 4, 
1916, p. 173 gives: 0.250 0.305. 

According to its anatomy, this species falls in the luteola 
group of Lampsilis, and represents a peculiar type of it, which 
seems to be restricted to the Ozark region, and may be re- 
garded as having. the same relation to L. luteola as has L. 
fasciola (= multiradiata) to L. ventricosa. (Smaller, thin- 
shelled form, with numerous fine, broken rays; the shell is, in 
the average, less elongated than that of luteola). 

I do not understand why Utterback (1. ¢.) places this species 
in the genus Hurynia, since he describes very well the flap of 
the mantle margin. 


NEW LANDSHELLS FROM THE PHILIPPINES.! 


BY PAUL BARTSCH. 


HEMIPLECTA SAGITTIFERA BATANENSIS, new subspecies. 


Mr. Walter F. Webb, of Rochester, N. Y., has sent to the 
U. S. National Museum two Hemiplectas from the island of 
Batan, off northern Luzon, which belong to the sagittifera 
complex. This is a dark-colored race, which agrees fairly well 
in size with typical sagittcfera from the Sinait region of Luzon, 
the type locality of Hemiplecta sagittiffera, but is considerably 


1 Published by permission of the Secretary of the Smithsonian 
Institution. 


16 THE NAUTILUS. 


more depressed and of much darker coloration. The basal 
portion of the last whorl is also less inflated. The aperture is 
proportionately longer and more compressed. The type, Cat. 
No. 218765, U. S. N. M., has 4.4 whorls and measures: alti- 
tude, 23 mm.; greater diameter, 50.2 mm.; lesser diameter, 
38.5 mm. 


OBBA LISTERI BATANENSIS, new subspecies. 


The Obba from the island of Batan, is also distinct from 
any of the other forms known from the Philippines, as shown 
by specimens received from Mr. Webb. It belongs to the Obba 
listeri complex. It is nearest related to Obba listeri costata 
Semper, from the island of Camigin, of the Babuyan Group, 
north of Luzon. It differs from this markedly by its more 
regularly conic outline, somewhat greater elevation, paler 
ground color, and rougher incremental sculpture. The type, 
Cat. No. 218764, U. S. N. M., has 4.4 whorls and measures: 
altitude, 10 mm.; greater diameter, 26.7 mm.; lesser diam- 
eter, 22.1 mm. 


COCHLOSTYLA POLYCHROA BURIASENSIS, new subspecies. 


Specimens of the Cochlostyla polychroa complex sent to the 
U.S. National Museum for determination have made it neces- 
sary to critically examine that group. This examination has 
revealed the fact that most of the specimens in collections 
passing under this name are from the island of Burias. The 
type locality for Cochlostyla polychroa is Temple Island, an 
island adjacent to Burias. A series of specimens from this 
island in the collection of the National Museum show that the 
shells of the typical form, that is Cochlostyla polychroa poly- 
chroa, are larger, decidedly more elevated and conic than the 
specimens from the island of Burias. The coloration, too, is 
much more vivid in the Burias shells than those from Temple 
Island. I shall therefore bestow the name Cochlostyla poly- 
chroa buriasensis upon the shells from Burias Island. 

The type of this shell, Cat. No. 218788, U. S. N. M., has 4.7 
whorls and measures: altitude, 35 mm.; greater diameter, 
30.7 mm. 


THE NAUTILUS. 17 


NOTES ON THE GLOCHIDIA OF STROPHITUS EDENTULUS PAVONIUS 
(LEA) FROM COLORADO. 


BY M. M. ELLIS AND MARIE KEIM. 


While collecting material for class use from St. Vrain Creek, 
near Longmont, Colorado, December 6, 1817, 25 specimens of 
Strophitus edentulus pavonius (Lea) (det. J. Henderson) 
were obtained. Of these, 15 contained large numbers of well- 
developed glochidia. These glochidia soon freed themselves 
from the cords when the cords were placed in water after 
being removed from the gills of the parent mussels, and each 
individual glochidium began active snapping movements. 
Many individuals lived for two or three days after leaving 
the cords and continued active all the while. 

This record of gravid specimens of Strophitus edentulus 
pavonius is later in the year than any record given by Surber 
(Bur. Fish. Doe..771, 1912) for Strophitus edentulus from the 
Mississippi River, November being the last month in which he 
found glochidia-bearing individuals of that species. 

When compared with the figures and deseription given by 
Surber (1. ¢.) for Strophitus edentulus, the glochidia of these 
Colorado mussels of the variety pavonius were found to differ 
in both size and proportion from the Strophitus edentulus 
type. As these differences may have some taxonomic signifi- 
cance, occurring as they do in the glochidia of a variety of 
Strophitus edentulus taken near the western edge of the range 
of that variety, the following description of the glochidium of 
Strophitus edentulus pavonium is given. 

General shape that of the Anodonta type as given by Surber 
(1. ec.) but of a form intermediate between that of Strophitus 
edentulus (fig. 3, 1. ¢.) and that of Anodonta grandis (fig. 45, 
l. ¢.); hinge line straight; depth slightly greater than the 
length; marginal spines three, well developed, the median 
spine being slightly longer than the two lateral spines; from 
seven to ten rows of spines, counting the marginal row, on 
each valve; end of the adductor muscle showing from 35 to 
50 distinct bundles of fibers. The exact measurements of 20 
specimens are given below. 


18 THE NAUTILUS. 


Length in micra Depth in micra , Length in micra Depth in micra 
254 280 260 264 
256 260 260 264 
258 264 260 280 
260 266 264 274 
260 280 266 272 
260 272 266 272 
260 270 268 272 
260 272 270 280 
260 270 272 280 
260 270 272 280 


The modal average of the specimens examined gives an aver- 
age length of about 260 and an average depth of about 270, 
the range of variation being 254 to 272 for the length and 260 
to 280 for the depth. Surber (p. 8, l. c.) states that the 
length is greater than the depth in Strophitus edentulus and 
gives 350 for the length and 285 for the depth as average 
measurements. 

The behavior of the living glochidia was interesting in the 
light of the work of Lefevre and Curtis (Bur. Fish. Doe. 756, 
1912) on the metamorphosis of Strophitus edentulus without 
parasitism. These writers state (p. 173) that they were un- 
able to bring about the attachment of the glochidia to fish. 
Our glochidia of Strophitus edentulus pavonius were offered 
cills from.the Topminnow, Fundulus zebrinis Jordan & Gil- 
bert and of the Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque (these 
two species of fishes are found in St. Vrain Creek) imme- 
diately after the gills were removed from the body of the fish. 
Fish blood caused an evident increase in the activity of the 
glochidia and several glochidia seized gill filaments. Once 
attached the glochidia remained on the gill filament until the 
experiment was discontinued, i. e. for several hours. No 
attempt to infect living fish with the glochidia of Strophitus 
edentulus pavonius was made, but the behavior of the living 
glochidia suggests physiological differences between the glo- 
chidia of Strophitus edentulus and these western specimens 
of Strophitus edentulus pavomus. 


University of Colorado, May, 1918. 


THE NAUTILUS. 19 


NOTES ON NIDIFICATION IN GILLIA AND AMNICOLA. 


BY FRANK COLLINS BAKER. 


Observations on the nidification and embryology of our 
American fresh-water mollusks are rare; and contributions to 
our knowledge of this subject, though they may not be exten- 
sive, are of value. With this need for additional knowledge 
in mind, the writer ventures to present the following frag- 
mentary notes on the nidification of two common genera of 
American Amnicolide, two species of which have but recently 
been described. 

The observations were made while conducting quantitative 
studies of the animal life of Oneida Lake, New York State’s 
largest inland body of water. The eggs of four genera of 
mollusks were observed at this time (the latter part of July 
and the first part of August), Gillia, Amnicola, Galba, and 
Physa. Only the first two genera are considered in this paper. 
It was hoped that time would permit a more extensive study 
of these embryos, but the quantitative studies extended to 
such a late date that there was no opportunity to carry on 
the very interesting studies on the development of these 
snails, which would have been of great interest and some 
value. The information gathered, however, may be consid- 
ered a contribution to our knowledge of the embryology of 
these mollusks and may stimulate other students to a study 
of our fresh-water gastropods. 


Gillva altilis (ea). PI. 2, figs. 1-8. 


Gillia altilis is a very common species in Oneida Lake in 
the quiet bays, among vegetation. Egg-laying apparently 
takes place late in June or early in July. In eggs examined 
July 31st, the embryos were nearly ready to be hatched, the 
embryonic shell being fully formed. Eggs were observed on 
six species of plants; Vallisneria spiralis (abundant near 
base), Pomatogeton robbinsw (on lower three or four leaves), 
Potamogeton perfoliatus, Scirpus smithii, Scirpus americanus, 
and Sagittaria latifolia. 

The eggs are laid singly (never in a capsule as in the 


20 THE NAUTILUS. 


fresh-water pulmonates), either alone or in groups of one, 
two, or more, but never exceeding six in any one group (as 
far as observed). As a rule, many eggs were crowded in a 
small space on the plant surface (see figures 1-3). On some 
plants but one side of a leaf contained eggs while other leaves 
contained eggs on both sides of the leaf. Several areas of the 
leaves of different plants were measured and the number of 
eggs in this area were counted, with the result shown in table 
No. 1. These figures indicate the great abundance of the eggs 
of this mollusk. The leaf used for attachment was generally of 
a living plant, but in many cases the dead and partly decayed 
leaves and pieces of plants were utilized for this purpose. 
In the table all leaves were about 6 mm. wide. 


Taste No. 1. Number of Eggs of Gillia altilis on Plants. 


Plant. Length of Leaf. No. of Eggs. 
Vallisneria spiralis ........... 50 mm. 70 
4 hi Atoka Reeieciee 4 60 mm. 160 
a) AO Py re ee 50 mm. 22 
"a Sent! | a Nahare Samet tris 100 mm. 69 
Yi Ertl! bi sents eecte ete 75 mm. 132 
3 13 CAL DA LA Pee ae 75 mm. 73 
v Rie: ‘fie atet ath 4 bb 90 mm. 68 
“H “Ad. Auk Seder ee Brae 45 mm. 33 


The eggs are somewhat hemispherical in form, 1.25 mm. in 
diameter, the thickness being about a third of the diameter. 
Upwards of 80 per cent of the eggs contained living embryos, 
the balance being dead; a number of these were filled with 
protozoa. The envelope of the egg is very transparent and 
the embryo is transparent enough to permit some of the 
organs of the body to be seen through the mantle and trans- 
parent shell. The heart, placed near the aperture of the shell, 
was observed to pulsate very rapidly in all the embryos, in 
one individual 87 pulsations per minute. 

Nearly all of the embryos were in an advanced stage of de- 
velopment, the embryonic shell as well as the external organs 
of the body—rostrum, tentacles, eyes, operculum, ete.—being 
fully formed (fig. 4). The embryos moved about in the egg 


THE NAUTILUS. vA 


in the same manner that adult Gillia and other Amnicolide 
browse over vegetation, the proboscis moving slowly about and 
the radula being protruded as in the adult animal. There 
appeared to be a regular circular movement of the embryo 
around the area of the egg capsule. A favorite position of 
the young animal when at rest is shown in figure 5. The 
rostrum appears to be cleft at the extremity in some individ- 
uals and the anterior part of the foot varies greatly in form 
when the young animal is active (fig. 6). 

The embryonic shell is transparent, spermaceti-white in 
color and about 1.25 mm. in diameter. It consists of rather 
more than one whorl which enlarges rapidly (fig. 7). The 
nucleus and a large part of the shell is covered with very fine 
spiral lines, the lines of growth beginning abruptly near the 
aperture. The umbilicus is of medium size and rather deep 


(fig. 8). 
Amnicola oneida or bakeriana Pilsbry. Pl. 2, figs. 9, 10. 


The lenticular eggs of Ammnicola (figs. 9, 10) were notably 
abundant in many localities covering all objects on the bot- 
tom, including living and dead vegetation, dead and living 
shells, and bottom debris. Two species, recently described,* 
are represented. It is impossible to differentiate the eggs of 
the two species, as both occurred with the eggs, but it is sus- 
pected that the narrower form of egg (fig. 9) is from oneida 
and the wider form from bakeriana (fig. 10). It will be 
noted that the form of these eggs differs from the figure given 
by Stimpson * for Amnicola limosa in which the egg is much 
attenuated at both ends. The eggs of the new Amnicola were 
especially abundant in filamentous alge (Cladophora fracta 
and @dogonium species), the long filaments often being cov- 
ered with the lens-shaped eggs. Scirpus, Vallisneria, and 
other plants were also used for attachment. An effort was 
made to ascertain the number of eggs on certain species of 
plants in a measured area, with the result shown in table 
No. 2. In Vallisneria, eggs occurred on both sides of the leaf. 


1 Pilsbry, NAUTILUS, XXX, pp. 44-46, 1917. 
2 Researches upon the Hydrobiinae, ete., Smith, Miss. Coll., fig. 7, 1865. 


22 THE NAUTILUS. 


TABLE No. 2. Number of Eggs of Amnicola on Plants. 


Plant. 


Vallusneria spiralis ........... 
ee ce 


ae oe 


oe ce 


ee e 


oe ce 


ce ce 


ce cc 


Potamogeton perfoliatus, stem. . 
Potamogeton robbinsit, leaf .... 


Scirpus occidentalis ........... 
cc ce 


ce oe 


Ce op era 66 © be 


ce ce 


Scirpus americanus ........... 
ae ac 


ce ce 


Size. 


CVO Orn Or 


No. of Eggs. 


Quantitative studies show that Ammnicola is the dominant 
genus of mollusks in the part of Oneida Lake examined, and 
the vast number of the eggs of this snail indicates that the 
group is fully maintaining itself. This fact is of importance 
economically, as several fish of food value—perch, pumpkin- 
seed, bluégill, sunfish, catfish, sucker—as well as a few smaller 
fish preyed upon by larger and valuable food fish, use these 
snails as food. The eggs of Amnicola were observed in mid- 
summer (July 25 to Aug. 4), and the condition of the em- 
bryos (in the trochosphere stage) indicate that they would be 
hatched from the middle to the latter part of August. 


EXPLANATION OF FIGURES, PLATE 2. 


om © De 


. Eggs of Gillia altilis on leaf of Scirpus smithit. 

. Eggs of Gillia altiis on leaf of Vallisneria spiralis. 
. A single egg of Gillia on leaf of Vallisneria. 

. Embryo of Gillia about ready to hatch. 
. Embryo of Gillia in resting position. 


THE NAUTILUS. 23 


6. Embryo of Gillia; forms assumed by fore part of foot. 
7. Shell of Gillia altilis, top view showing rapid enlarge- 


ment of whorl. 


8. Shell of Gallia viewed from the front. 
9. Egg of Amnicola (? oneida) on leaf of Vallisneria. 
10. Egg of Amnicola (? bakeriana). 


PLEISTOCENE FOSSILS OF MAGDALENA BAY, LOWER CALIFORNIA, 
COLLECTED BY CHARLES RUSSELL ORCUTT. 


BY WILLIAM HEALEY DALL. 


In a recent visit to Magdalena Bay, Mr. Orcutt obtained a 
series of Pleistocene fossils from a deposit on Magdalena 
Island which prove very interesting. A number of the species 
average larger than the recent forms of the same name, others, 


like Strombus granulatus, are uniformly smaller. 


Many of 


the species have not been reported from so far north in the 
recent state, and on the whole the assembly has a more topical 


aspect than that of the recent fauna. 


One or two of the 


largest forms appear to be new. The list follows: 


Bullaria aspersa A. Adams. 
Terebra armillata Hinds. 
Conus fergusoni Sowerby. 
Conus vittatus Hwass. 
Conus, cf. ximenes Gray. 


Conus purpurascens Broderip. 


Conus lucidus Mawe. 

Conus tornatus Broderip. 

Surcula maculosa Sowerby. 

Crassispira nigerrima Sow- 
erby. 

Cancellaria obesa Sowerby. 

Cancellaria candida Sowerby. 

Cancellaria cassidiformis 
Sowerby. 

Lyria (Enaeta) cumingi 
Broderip. 


Vasum caestus Broderip. 

Oliva incrassata Solander. 

Olivella dama Mawe. 

Phyllonotus stearnsii Dall, n. 
sp. 

Phyllonotus bicolor Valenci- 
ennes. 

Phyllonotus princeps Brod- 
erip. 

Solenosteira anomala Reeve. 

Patellipurpura patula La- 
marck. 

Thais biserialis Blainville. 

Thais kiosquiformis Duclos. 

Macron aethiops Reeve. 

Arcularia tegula Reeve. 

Strombina dorsata Sowerby. 


24 THE NAUTILUS. 


Strombina solidula Reeve. 
Strombus gracilior Sowerby. 
Strombus granulatus Wood. 
Cypraea annettae Dall. 
Trivia radians Lamarck. 
Cerithium gemmatum Hinds. 
Turritella nodulosa King. 
Neverita recluziana Deshayes, 
small variety. 
Polinices uber Valenciennes. 
Crepidula excavata Broderip. 
Crucibulum imbricatum Sow- 
erby. 
Crucibulum spinosum Sow- 
erby. 
Fissurella voleano Reeve. 
Fissuridea murina Carpenter. 
Astraea undosa Wood. 


Ostrea veatchi Gabb. 

Pecten circularis Sowerby. 

Cardium biangulatum Sow- 
erby. 

Cardium procerum Sowerby. 

Metis alta Conrad. 

Tagelus violaceus Carpenter. 


Parvilucina approximata Dall. 

Phacoides lamprus Dall. 

Phacoides lingualis Carpenter. 

Diplodonta (Felaniella) seri- 
cata Reeve. 

Diplodonta orbella Gould. 

Divaricella eburnea Reeve. 

Aligena cerittensis Arnold. 

Dosinia ponderosa Gray. 

Macrocallista squalida Sow- 
erby. 

Macrocallista orcutti n. sp. 

Chione succincta Valenci- 
ennes. 

Chione undatella Sowerby. 

Anomalocardia rugosa Sow- 
erby. 

Cyathodonta undulata Con- 
rad. 

Cryptomya californica Con- 
rad. 

Schizothaerus nuttallii Con- 
rad, var. capax Gould. 

Panope generosa var. taeniata 
n. var. 


Macrocallista orcutti n. sp. 


Shell ovate-triangular, convex, inequilateral, solid and very 
heavy, six inches long, the beaks two and one-half inches be- 
hind the anterior end, incurved, prosocoelous, having neither 
lunule nor escutcheon; the surface smooth except for slight 
incremental undulations, irregular, but stronger toward the 
ends and near the base, where they are sometimes supple- 
mented by fine striations; anterior slope more abrupt than 
the posterior, both ends rounded, the posterior moderately 
attenuated, the base roundly arcuate; hinge of the type of 
that of M. squalida but more concentrated, the posterior car- 


THE NAUTILUS. 25 


dinal more than half as long as the nymphal callosity; mus- 
cular scars large, the anterior deeply impressed; there is no 
subumbonal cavity; pallial sinus short, extending forward 
less than half the length of the shell, acute, subtriangular; 
margin of the valves smooth. Length of shell 158; height 
135+ ; diameter of right valve 40 mm. 

A single slightly imperfect right valve was obtained on 
Magdalena Island. Than its nearest recent relative, M. squa- 
lida, it is larger, more rounded, much heavier, with a less 
uniformly smooth surface, and more concentrated hinge. In 
M. squalida the right posterior cardinal is less than one-third 
the length of the nymph, and the pallial sinus somewhat more 
than half as long as the shell. The type specimen is in the 
National Museum collection. It seems to be the heaviest 
Venerid of the coast except Tivela stultorum. 


Panope (generosa Gould var.?) taemata nu. sp.? 


Shell in a general way resembling P. generosa, from which 
it is best distinguished by a differential diagnosis. The shell 
of taeniata is more arcuate, more attenuated behind, less 
squarely truncate, the valve more inflated, with more of a 
cavity under the beak, with a shorter ligament, and with the 
posterior adductor scar nearly circular, while in generosa it 
forms an elongate oval; the anterior scar is also larger and 
wider than in generosa. Length of shell six and three-quarter 
inches, height three and seven-eighths, diameter of left valve 
an inch and a quarter. Compared with generosa the dimen- 
sions are as follows in millimeters. 

M. taenzata, lon. 170, alt. 103, diam. 60, truncation 65. 

M. generosa, lon. 172, alt. 97, diam. 48, truncation 78. 

The left valve of taeniata, from which this description is 
drawn up, has a narrow rounded low rib extending from near 
the beak to the lower margin near the base of the truncation, 
but none of the specimens of generosa show anything of the 
kind. This, however, may be an individual mutation and re- 
quires confirmation by other specimens. The valve described 
was found on the beach, probably washed out of the deposit 
from which the fossils were obtained. 


26 THE NAUTILUS. 


Murex (Phyllonotus) stearnsti new species. 


Shell small, white, tinted with reddish brown on the varices 
of which there are eight, thick and wide, on the early whorls 
and seven on the last whorl; nucleus small, smooth, of two 
whorls, followed by about five subsequent whorls; shoulder 
high, rounded, the space between it and the suture pit-like 
between the varices; spiral sculpture of nine or ten low, 
strong ridges, incurved and guttered on the summit of the 
varices, with an intercalary series of smaller cords, the whole 
sharply spirally threaded and crossed by fine, rather sharp 
axial threads between the cords; aperture oval, hardly lirate, 
canal short, broad, almost closed, the base of the whorl some- 
what constricted. Height 50, diameter of shell 35, length of 
aperture and canal 33 mm. 

Fossil on Magdalena Island. Recent from Acapulco to 
Manta, Ecuador. 

This is nearest to P. humilis Broderip, of Panama, which 
has recurved spines, is generally more compact, and when 
adult much smaller. 


LIST OF SHELLS FROM ANGEL AND TIBURON ISLANDS, GULF OF CALI- 
FORNIA, WITH DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES. 


Collected by L. C. Decius and A. D. Fyfe, November, 1917. 


BY I. S. OLDROYD. 


ACANTHINA ANGELICA, I. Sp. 


Shell elongate with sloping shoulders, surface with heavy 
revolving striw crossed by fine longitudinal ribs, which over- 
lap forming a net-work; color grayish with markings of 
chocolate-brown here and there. Whorls five; aperture pur- 
plish within; columella straight, same color as aperture; 
outer lip thickened, dentate and with a strong tooth at its 
base. Alt. 26, diameter 13 mm. Canal short, open. It is 
nearest to Acanthina engonata Conr., but differs from it in 
slope of shoulders, sculpture, and color of aperture. 

Type is in the Stanford Collection. 


THE NAUTILUS. 27 


Type locality, Redondo Bay, Angel Island, Gulf of Cali- 


fornia. 


ANGEL IsuAND SPECIES. 


Polanices recluzivana Desh. 
Columbella fuscata Sowb. 
Tria solandri Gray. 
Pecten subnodosa Sowb. 
Fusinus dupetithouarsi Kien. 
Bullaria gouldiana Pils. 
Pecten dentatus Sowb. 
Pododesma adamsi Gray. 
Arca multicostata Sowb. 
Chione undatella Sowb. 
Crucibulum imbricatum Brod. 
Turbo flexruosa Wood. 
Murez elenensis Dall. 
Cassis abreviata Lam. 
Conus dalla Stearns. 
Pinna rugosa Sby. 

Trivia solandri Gray. 
Cypraea annetta Dall. 
Phacoides sp. 

Cardita affinis Sby. 
Hipponix barbatus Sby. 
Nerita sp. 

Diplodonta orbella Gld. 
Opalia crenatoides Cpr. 
Terebra variegata Gray. 
Natica bifaciata Gray. 


Acanthina sp. worn. 

Cassis coarctata Gray. 

Pecten circularis Sowb. 

Phyllonotus bicolor Val. 

Olwella dama Mawe. 

Paphia grata Say. 

Modiolus modiolus Linn. 

Glycimeris giganteus Rve. 

Crepidula onyx Sby. 

Cerithium interruptum C. B. 
Ad. 

Conus regularis Sowb. 

Thais haemastoma Linn. 

Acanthina muricata Brod. 

Surcula olivaceus fumiculata 
Val. 

Chiton 2 sp. 

Chione fluctifraga Sowb. 

Turritella gonostoma Val. 

Alectrion versicolor C. B. Ad. 

Arca solida Sby. 

Tegula viridula reticulata 
Wood. 

Alectrion affinis Sby. 

Arca reeviana Orb. 


TrsuRON ISLAND SPECIES. 


Diplodonta sericata Rve. 
Paphia grata Say. 

Pecten dentata Sby. 
Hipponic antiquata Linn. 
Heterodonaz bimaculatus Orb. 
Arca reeviana Orb. 


Diplodonta orbella Qld. 
Olivella dama Mawe. 
Conus rimenes Gray. 
Cardita affinis Brod. 
Hipponiz barbata Sby. 
Pododesma adamsi Gray. 


28 THE NAUTILUS. 


A NEW SPECIES OF CUSPIDARIA FROM MONTEREY. 


BY I. 8. OLDROYD, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA. 


CuspipariA (TROPIDOMYA) NANA, 2. sp. 


Shell small and slender; subventricose, the surface sculp- 
ture with numerous fine concentric lines of growth; the umbo 
anterior to the middle of the shell. Anterior portion obese, 
posterior slender, prolonged and slightly twisted, not gaping; 
with a suleus reaching from the umbones to the rear of the 
shell. Hinge with no lateral teeth, a small anterior cardinal 
in the right valve, ligament obsolete, internal resilium strong, 
set in a prominent, posteriorly inclined resilifer with a strong 
quadrate lithodesma immediately in front of it. Pallial sinus 
short rounded, margins entire. Length 25, height 13 mm. 

Type in the Oldroyd collection, Stanford University, Cal. 

Type locality, Monterey Bay, California. Living in clay. 
Two specimens were found. 

There is one specimen in the Hemphill collection, collected 
by Mr. Hemphill at Bolenas, California. 


ANOTHER ‘‘MARTYN”’. 


BY BRYANT WALKER. 


The arrival in this country of a third: four-volume copy 
of Martyn’s ‘‘Universal Conchologist’’ seems worthy of 
record, especially as this differs in several details from those 
that have been described by Dall, Johnson and Dautzenberg. 

It was obtained from Messrs. William Wesley and Son of 
London, England, and is now in my library. There is nothing 
to show who had previously owned it. 

The four volumes are bound as two in finely-tooled calf, 


1 This is probably a fourth copy, as a four volume set was acquired 
a few years ago by the Academy of Natural Sciences, No. 406 Conch., 
of the library.—Ebs. 


THE NAUTILUS. 29 


which was rather the worse for wear when received. The 
plates measure 12 1*/,, by 1014 inches. 

None of the circulars mentioned in connection with certain 
other copies are found with this. 

Bound in with the original indices is a MSS. index written 
in a large engrossing hand. The plates are numbered con- 
secutively in the upper right-hand corner in ink and evidently 
by the same hand that wrote the index, with the following 
exceptions: Plate 5 has no number at all; twenty-four plates 
have the original engraved numbers in the upper right-hand 
corner and eleven others, in addition to the written numbers 
in the upper corner, have the original engraved number, run- 
ning longitudinally with the page, in the lower right-hand 
corner. Of these thirty-five engraved numbers, three are 
simply numerals. The others have in addition to the number 
a letter appended. Thus plate 8 is engraved ‘‘Fig °® 8—d’”’ 
and plate 153 is engraved ‘‘Fig’ 153 —ppp’’. All of the 
plates with written numbers in volumes I[ and II are written 
‘“No I’’, &e., while those in volumes III and IV, down to and 
including plate 155, are written ‘‘Fig. 81’’, &. The remain- 
ing plates have simply the numerals. 

In all of the four volumes there are considerable differences 
in the neat-lines surrounding the figures. Some have an inner 
border of three lines, of which the center one is much the 
heavier and an outer narrow one, while others have only a 
single heavy line for the inner border. Eighteen of the plates 
in volumes III and IV have no neat-lines at all. The neat- 
lines, when present, were evidently added by hand and not 
engraved. 

Plate 73 and eighteen others in volumes III and IV are 
initialed ‘‘H’’, evidently in the same handwriting as the 
written index, and plate 82 has endorsed on it: ‘‘ (26 plates) 
HY 

Two of the additional plates in volume IV are signed ‘‘E. 
Sewell’’, one in plain Roman letters and the other entirely in 
capital letters. 

Volumes I and II, with the possible deviations noted above, 
are in all other respects the same as the copy in the National 
Museum described by Dr. Dall in 1905, excepting: 


30 THE NAUTILUS. 


(1) That the French title-page reads ‘‘Les Figures’’, &c., 
instead of ‘‘ Des Figures’’, as in that copy. 

(2) There are two plates numbered ‘‘30—1’’ and ‘‘30—2”’ 
giving an upper and under view of the shell figured, and two 
numbered ‘‘72—1’’ and ‘‘72—2’’. The written index states 
that ‘‘72—2’’ is a variety of ‘‘72—1’’, 

(3) Plates 43 and 59 have two views of the shell as in 
the Henderson copy, but plate 57 has only one figure as in the 
National Museum copy. The figures on plates 61 and 63 are 
also arranged as in the Henderson copy. 

Volumes III and IV have no separate title-pages, simply the 
engraved explanatory tables. These tables agree with those 
quoted by Dr. Dall from the Sydney copy except that the 
generic name is frequently omitted in the second column, 
usually from lack of room when a varietal name was given. 

The first species on plate 109 is given as ‘‘Pellis Armeni- 
ana’’ and not Arminiana. 

Plate 129 is indexed as ( Voluta) ‘‘ Aplustre Ducis Navalis’’. 

The second species on plate 135 is given as ‘‘ Denrachates’’. 

The first species on plate 137 is indexed as ‘‘Celata’’. 

Plate 143 is given as (Cochlea) ‘‘ Albida’’. 

Plate 154 is given as ‘‘Ostrea Echinata’’. 

The first species on plate 156 is indexed as ‘‘Tellina cin- 
namea.’’. 

There are forty-three plates in volume III. 

Plate 88 is a costate shell and would seem to agree with the 
name given in the engraved index. Plate 88* is a smooth 
shell. No specific names are given for either species in the 
written index. 

Plate 115 is duplicated. The first plate contains two fig- 
ures of the typical form of Amphidromus aureus (Martyn) 
corresponding to those given in the Manual of Conchology, 
XIII, pl. 54, figs. 70 and 71. The front view is of a sinistral 
specimen, the back view is from a dextral one. The second 
plate gives two views of a dextral specimen of the unstriped 
form corresponding to fig. 72 of the plate in the Manual of 
Conchology. 

Plate 116 is also duplicated and represents two color forms 


THE NAUTILUS. 31 


of a beautiful sinistral Amphidromus, which I cannot assign 
to any of the species figured in the Manual of Conchology. 
The habitat is given as ‘‘Barbadoes’’, an impossibility, and 
the shells figured are stated to be in the cabinet of Mr. For- 
ster. In the introduction (p. 18) Martyn states that ‘‘For 
exquisite taste and judgment in the various subjects of Con- 
chology, Mineralogy and every other species of fossil bodies, 
perhaps no collector has more distinguished himself than Mr. 
Jacob Forster, to whose constant application in the pursuit 
of everything rare and beautiful in these branches it is chiefly 
owing that such matchless specimens now adorn his own, as 
well as other principal cabinets of Natural History in this 
kingdom”’, 

A very large proportion of the shells figured in volumes IIT 
and IV are stated to be in Mr. Forster’s collection. His ad- 
dress is given as ‘‘Piazza, Covent Garden’’. 

There are fifty-two plates in volume IV. 

In addition to the forty plates enumerated in the engraved 
index, there are twelve additional plates numbered 161 to 172 
inclusive. It is probable that these plates are part, at least, 
of those prepared for the fifth volume before the project was 
abandoned as stated by Chenu (Dall, 1905, p. 420). 

No names are given on any of the plates except No. 169, 
which has the following legend in ink: 


‘‘Strombus Fusus.”’ 

‘‘This curious shell was taken up by the anchor of the 
Albion, East Indianman, in the Straits of Macassar (quere 
Sunda) in 1794 by Wm. Wells Esq’r and given to Mrs. Rob- 
son, who sold it and it was afterwards in the possession of 
Mr. Troward.’’ 


Only a portion of the species represented by these plates 
are identified in the written index. The following are named: 


Plate 161. Murex neritoideus eg i Lam.). 
162. M. hippocastaneum 
165. Cook’s Turbo. 
169. Strombus fusus. 


32 THE NAUTILUS. 


170. ‘‘Same as 89.’’ 
172. Murex babylonius. 


Plate 156 was represented only by a blank, but numbered, 
page in this copy when received. Through the courtesy of 
Mr. C. W. Johnson, I have been able to supply the omission 
by an admirable water-color copy of the plate in the copy 
owned by the Boston Society of Natural History. 

The written index, while of course of no scientific value, is 
of interest both as showing the changes that had been adopted 
in current nomenclature between the date of the engraved 
index and that of the written one and as affording an, at least, 
approximate date when the present copy was put together 
and bound. 

In the nomenclature of the species represented on the 160 
plates covered by the engraved index, there are no less than 89 
changes in generic and 87 in specific names in the written 
index. The accepted nomenclature of the written index is 
apparently that Gmelin, whose Systema Natura was published 
in 1788-1792. Thus the two species illustrated on plate 67 are 
given in the engraved index as Limax nucleus and L. faba. 
The former is now known as Cassidula nucleus (Martyn) and 
the latter as Partula faba (Martyn). In the written index 
both are referred to ‘‘Helix’’. According to Pilsbry (Man. 
Con., XX, p. 236) Gmelin was the first to designate the latter 
as ‘‘ Helix faba’’ in 1791, and according to Kuster (Con. Cab., 
Auriculacea, 1841, p. 29) he also referred nucleus to the same 
genus. 

Everything in the make-up of this copy seems to indicate 
that it must have been one of the latest copies issued and was 
made up of such plates as were then on hand. The entire 
omission of plate 156 would seem to show that there were no 
copies left of that plate. The numeration, part written, part 
engraved, and some both written and engraved; the lack of 
uniformity in the matter of the neat-lines and the addition 
of twelve plates not included in the original work, all point 
in the same direction. 

In the written index under plate 67 (Cyprea aurantium) 
is appended the following note: ‘‘N. B. See Ency. Brit., v. 9, 


THE NAUTILUS. 33 


p. 508. A fine young shell of this species was brought from 
Guam, one of the Ladrona Islands in the Pacific Ocean near 
Japan, in 1822 and was sold for £25’’. 

This clearly fixes the date of the written index as later 
than 1822. 

Plate 67 has written on it in the lower corner in pencil and 
in a handwriting entirely different from that of the written 
index (presumably by some subsequent owner), ‘‘This is not 
plate 69’’. The same note and in the same handwriting also 
appears on plates 94, 111, 135 and 152. Possibly a comparison 
with a perfect copy would show that the missing plates are 
included in the additional plates in volume IV and were mis- 
placed by careless handling in arranging the plates for the 
binder. 


BOSTON MALACOLOGICAL CLUB. 


The Boston Malacological Club has held its regular meet- 
ings during the past season—its eighth year. These meetings 
have been well attended; many interesting papers have been 
given and specimens exhibited. The general enthusiasm and 
good-fellowship prevailing shows that the Club has a perma- 
nent place among the scientific activities of Boston. 

At the October meeting Mr. William F. Wells, Scientific 
Assistant in Shell-fish, U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, gave an 
interesting communication on the ‘‘Possibilities of Scientific 
Oyster Culture.’’ The Club also had the pleasure of a visit 
from Dr. William H. Dall, of the U. S. National Museum. 

In November the Rev. Oliver P. Emerson gave a talk on 
‘*Collecting Achatinellide.’’ A residence in Hawaii for 
thirty-five years gave him every opportunity for studying 
these interesting shells and to make a large and beautiful 
collection. 

In December Mr. J. Henry Blake spoke on ‘‘Collecting at 
Provincetown, Mass.,’’ noting the many changes that have 
occurred affecting the molluscan fauna. Mr. C. J. Maynard 
spoke on collecting Cerion in the Bahamas. The Club at this 


34 THE NAUTILUS. 


meeting also had the pleasure of a visit from Professor Wil- 
liam A. Bryan, of the College of Hawaii, Honolulu. He gave 
a very interesting account on the variation of species of 
Melaniide in different parts of the same stream. 

The January meeting was devoted to paleontology, Dr. 
Hervey W. Shimer, speaking on the Cephalopoda and Pelecy- 
poda, and Dr. Perey E. Raymond on the Gastropoda. 

In February Mr. Charles W. Johnson spoke on the varia- 
tion of Litorina rudis, L. obtusata palliata and Thais lapillus, 
illustrated by a large series of specimens from various local- 
ities on the New England coast and Europe. 

At the March meeting Dr. Edward C. Van Dyke, of San 
Francisco, spoke on collecting on the Pacific slope, and gave 
some interesting points bearing on the zoogeography of the 
region. It being the annual meeting, Mr. J. Henry Blake 
was elected president to succeed Mr. John Ritchie, Jr. 

In April Mr. John Ritchie, Jr.’s subject was ‘‘ Miscellany,’’ 
and Mr. Arthur F. Gray exhibited photographs and letters 
of noted conchologists. 

At the May meeting an interesting discussion was pre- 
sented by Professor Edward S. Morse on ‘‘Protective Colora- 
tion,’’ and by Mr. Francis N. Balch on ‘‘Problems of Colora- 
tion in Mollusca.’’ 

The field meeting of the year was to Fresh Pond, Cam- 
bridge, classic collecting ground for fresh-water mollusks. 


E. G@. Humpurey, Secretary. 


NOTES. 


OLIVELLA BIPLICATA ANGELENA, Var. NOV. 


This variety differs from Sowerby’s type in being more 
delicate and slender, with callous not so heavy, spire more 
elevated, sloping more gradually from the middle of the shell 
to the apex. Sowerby’s type came from Monterey and does 
not occur near San Pedro living, but is found fossil there in 
the Pliocene and lower Pleistocene. Variety angelena is 
found fossil in both the upper and lower San Pedro beds of 
the Pleistocene. 


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Length of type 27, width 13 mm. 
Type is in the Oldroyd collection, Stanford University. 
T. S. Ouproyp. 


PRESSODONTA rediviwa.—In some notes on the Unionide re- 
cently published (Occ. Papers, Mus. Zool., Univ. Mich., 49, 
1918, p. 2) I proposed to replace Pressodonta Simp. (1900) by 
Calceola Sw. (1840) on the ground of priority, both groups 
having the same type. Dr. Dall has since called my attention 
to the fact that ‘‘Calceola was used by Lamarck in 1799 for 
a coral (long supposed to be a Brachiopod).’’ This restores 
Pressodonta to its place as the proper name for the subgenus. 
The error is one of the unfortunate results of not having 
access to a general scientific library —BrYANT WALKER. 


Mr. Horace F. Carpenter has presented to the City of 
Providence and has installed in the museum at Roger Wil- - 
liams Park his entire collection of minerals and shells. It 
consists of about 4,000 species of shells, 75,000 specimens, 
1,200 species and varieties of minerals, over 200 rare chem- 
ical salts, and 50 wooden models of mineral crystals. A 
microscope with accessories for conchological and mineralog- 
ical work, and a library of about 200 volumes on natural his- 
tory and chemistry, worth about $1,500. This collection 
represents a life labor of 60 years. Mr. Carpenter has spent 
nearly a year in installing, arranging and labeling these 
specimens at the museum. 


PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 


Nores oN West AMERICAN CuHiTons, I. By S. Stillman 
Berry. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 4 ser., vol. vii, pp. 229-248., 
Sept. 1917 (received May 17, 1918). These interesting notes 
are based on a large and valuable collection made by Mr. 
George Willett in southern Alaska, comprising 25 species and 
622 specimens. Two new species, Ischnochiton (Lepidozona) 
willetti and Placiphorella rufa, are described and figured, 
followed by a note on the genus Trachydermon. 


36 THE NAUTILUS. 


PRELIMINARY DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES OF PULMONATA 
OF THE GALAPAGOS IsLANDS. By W. H. Dall. Proc. Calif. 
Acad. Sci., 4 ser., vol. ii, pt. 1, pp. 375-382, Dee. 1917 (re- 
ceived May 17, 1918). Thirteen new species of Bulimulus 
subgenus Naesiotus, a new Helicina and Williamia galapa- 
gana are described. 


Nore ON CHRYSODOMUS AND OTHER MOLLUSKS FROM THE 
NortH Paciric Ocean. By W. H. Dall. Proc. U. S. Nat. 
Mus., vol. 54, pp. 207-234, 1918. An exhaustive account of 
the genus and the allied forms now grouped under the family 
Chrysodomide. The nuclei or larval shells of the various 
genera present several distinct types and numerous mutations, 
‘‘In many eases, as in Buccinum and Busycon, it was shown 
many years ago by Loven and others that a single ovicapsule 
contains a number of ova fertile and unfertile. The unfer- 
tile eggs serve as food for the larve developed from the fertile 
ones and there is a certain amount of competition between 
the larve in the capsule which results in the most vigorous 
larve getting more food and making a larger growth than the 
more weakly coinhabitants of the capsule. Thus at the time 
of leaving the capsule and coming into the outer world, it 
sometimes happens that there will be perceptible differences 
between the individuals issuing from a single capsule, not 
only in actual size but in the length of the coil of whorls and 
the size and compactness of the larval apex.’’ The rules of 
nomenclature necessitates the use of Chrysodomus instead of 
Neptunea. Under the genus Searlesia is placed the C. dirus 
of the west coast. The other genera comprising the family 
are: Ecphora, Colus, Siphonorbis, Kryptos, Plicifusus, Exiia, 
Volutopsius, Pyrulofusus, Beringius, Liomesus and Ancistro- 
lepis. Fifteen new species are described. C. W. J. 


NoTes ON THE NOMENCLATURE OF THE MOLLUSKS OF THE 
Famity Turritpa. By W. H. Dall. Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., 
vol. 54, pp. 313-333, 1918. A very useful and timely paper. 


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Vol. SXXI1. 


OCTOBER, 1918. No. 2 


THE AVICULA CANDEANA OF D’ORBIGNY, FROM BERMUDA. 


BY CHARLES W. JOHNSON. 


Among the mollusca collected by Mr. Owen Bryant at Ber- 
muda in the summer of 1903, was a specimen referable to the 
genus Malleus of authors. At the time I urged Mr. Bryant to 
describe it and he started to do so. Ido not wonder that the 
monographs in the Conchologia Iconica (Vol. XI) and in the 
Conchylien Cabinet (VIII, 1) baffled him, and when I showed 
him d’Orbigny’s description of Avicula candeana in La Sagra’s 
Cuba, he ‘‘ threw up the sponge,”’ and on leaving Boston turned 
the specimen over to me. 

The specimen was put aside, and the press of museum work 
has prevented me from recording this interesting shell before. 
At this time the pleasure of doing so is greatly marred by the 
possibility that the appropriate and familiar name of Malleus 
Lamarck 1799, might have to fall before the older name of 
Pinctado Bolten, 1798. 

My friend Mr. Charles Hedley in his list of the mollusca of 
New South Wales, ingeniously places Malleus vulgaris under the 
genus Pinctado and M. albus under Malleus. This is a very 
nice way of arranging them so as to retain the old genus Malleus; 
but do they really represent two genera? What shall we do 
with all of the smaller, auriculate forms? Although the species 
seem difficult to separate in the early stages of their growth, 
the adult shells of the auriculate species are quite readily sepa- 
rated from the true ‘‘ hammer oysters,’’ and the simplest plan 
would be to adopt provisionally a third name to cover these. 


38 THE NAUTILUS. 


In 1884 De Gregorio proposed the name Fundel/a for a shell, 
with the hinge as in Mallevs; structure of the shell and inequality 
of the valves as in Ostrea; cardinal line straight, and a wing as 
in Avicula, shell gaping on one side; external aspect of the 
summits as in Anomia; interior as in Ostrea. Type F. lioyi, 
n. sp., 25 mm., in a sponge from the abyssal zone of the medi- 
terranean, off Tunis. E. von Martens, who compiled the mol- 
lusca in the Zool. Record for 1884, in commenting on the 
species says: ‘‘ photograph, not very clear figure, much re- 
sembles the young state of Malleus regula (Forsk.) from the 
Red Sea.’? Fischer in his Manuel makes Fundella a section of 
Malleus, with the following diagnosis: anterior ear obsolete, and 
with a longitudinal, median ridge on the interior of the valves; 
giving as the type, M@/. candeanus @’Orbigny. Did Fischer con- 
sider De Gregorio’s species to be the same as d’Orbigny’s? I 
am inclined to think he did. From the description and figures 
I see no characters to separate them. Orbigny looked upon it 
as a deformed Avicula (Pteria), with the characteristics of that 
genus when young and of Mallevs when in the adult stage. Dr. 
Dall under Electroma Stoliczka, (type Avicula smaragdina Reeve) 
says: ‘‘The latter (Electroma) may be represented in the recent 
fauna of the Antilles by Avicula candeana Orb., which seems to 
owe its characters to commensalism with sponges.’’ 


FUNDELLA CANDEANA (d’Orbigny). 

Avicula candeana d@’Orb. Hist. de Cuba, La Sagra, Moll. II, 
343, pl. 28, figs. 25-27, 1853. 

Malleus vesiculatus Reeve, Conch. Icon. (Malleus) XI, pl. 3, 
fig. 12, 1858. 

Malleus rufipunctatus Reeve, Conch. Icon., XI, pl. 3, fig. 8, 
1858. 

Fundella lioyi De Gregorio, Bull. Soc. Mal. Ital., X, 73, pl. 
4, fig. 6, 1884. 

Malleus candeanus Fischer, Manuel de Conch., p. 954, 1887. 

Electroma (?) candeana Dall., Trans. Wagner Free Inst. Sci., 
III, pt. 4, p. 668, 1898. 

The shell in question was removed from a coralline growth 
and is greatly deformed as so many of the species of this group 


THE NAUTILUS. 39 


usually are. It measures 45 mm. in length and is of a dark 
purplish color, with a dull vellowish margin; the structure of 
the shell is vesiculate, making it thin and brittle; umbones 
smooth followed by a radial sculpture, which soon changes to 
irregular, concentric laminae. At this point the growth of the 
shell was arrested and commenced to grow at right angles to the 
hinge; byssal opening large, affecting both valves. The pallial 
line is conspicuously raised, forming a deep, nacre-lined body 
cavity; from about the middle of the pallial line and extending 
to the margin of the shell is a median, longitudinal ridge. The 
object of this ridge seems to be that of strengthening the thin 
vesiculate portion of the shell, for it is much more prominent 
in the smaller than in the larger and thicker species, including 
the two ‘‘hammer oysters.’’ This ridge is not present in 
Pteria. 

From the descriptions and figures given by Reeve, this species 
cannot be satisfactorily separated from several species from the 
Pacific, especially Malleus vesiculatus from Isle of Plata, West 
Columbia. It also resembles except in color M. rufipwnctatus and 
M. aquatilis from the same locality. 

The metropolis of the Malleaceae being the Central Pacific, 
their presence in the Antillean waters might possibly be due to 
water connection by the Isthmus of Panama during the late 
Eocene or early Oligocene, a period when so many of the ana- 
logous species now living on the west coast of Central America 
and in the West Indies, probably had a common origin, but its 
occurrence in the Mediterranean makes this theory less plausi- 
able. 


EXPLANATION OF PLaTE III. 


Fies. 1 and 2. Fundella candeana (d@’Orb.). Bermuda. Speci- 
men in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 

Fies. 3 and 4. Fundella candeana (d’Orb.). From a _ photo- 
graph of d’Orbigny’s figures. 


Fic. 5. Malleus rwfipunctatus Reeve. From a_photo- 
graph of Reeve’s figure. 
Fic. 6. Malleus vesiculatus Reeve. From a photograph 


of Reeve’s figure. 


40 THE NAUTILUS. 


A MOLLUSK HUNT IN WYOMING. 


BY JUNIUS HENDERSON. 


The recent molluscan fauna of Wyoming is probably less 
known than that of any other state in the Union. A number 
of mountain chains, more or less isolated by broad expanses of 
plains unfavorable to land snails, promise interesting results 
from a conchological exploration of the region, especially with 
reference to the genus Oreoheliz. I have long looked in that 
direction with covetous eyes. In 1917 it was my privilege to 
spend the two weeks from August 23 to September 7 in that 
region, in company with Edward L. Schwabe. We traveled 
hastily by auto, with camp outfit, passing almost entirely across 
the state from south to north. The great distance traveled, 
together with long stretches of barren territory between collect- 
ing places, and the lack of opportunity for side trips into more 
favorable territory, prevented great results, but we obtained an 
acquaintance with the region that will be invaluable in planning 
another and longer season’s work in the future. Unfortunately 
the war conditions have prevented a continuance of the work 
during the present year. Dr. H. A. Pilsbry has rendered val- 
ued assistance in the determination of some of the land shells, 
and Dr. Bryant Walker has identified or confirmed the identity 
of most of the fresh-water snails. The Pisidia, of which we 
found very few, were submitted to Dr. V. Sterki some time ago, 
but as yet I have no report from him. In the card index of 
the University of Colorado Museum, I find noted the published 
records of the following species and subspecies for Wyoming: 


Columella alticola (Ing.) 
Euconulus fulvus alaskensis Pils. 
Lymnea apicina Lea 

Lymnea binneyi Tryon 
Lymnea elodes var.? 

Lymnea jacksonensis Baker 
Lymnea proxrima Lea 

Lymnea traski Tryon 

Oreohelix cooperi (W. G. B.) 
Oreohelix coopert minor (CklL.) 


THE NAUTILUS. 41 


Oreoheliz: coopert maxima Pils. 
Oreohelic pygmea Pils. 

Oreohelic strigosa Gld. (depressa Ckll.?) 
Oreohelic strigosa extremitatis Pils. & Ferr. 
Physa sayi Tappan 

Planorbis bicarinatus (antrosus Conr.) 
Pomatwopsis robusta Walker 

Pupula muscorum (1L.) 

Pyramidula cronkhitet anthonyt Pils. 
Pyramidula striatella Anth. 

Succinea avara Say 

Vallonia cyclophorella Ancey 

Vitrina pfeiffert Newe. (alaskana Dall) 


Oreohelic cooperi minor should be eliminated from the list, 
because, in the first place, a re-examination of the material so 
recorded shows that it is true cooperi, and in the second place, 
investigations recently carried on by me at the type locality 
of minor convince me that the small form so named was 
based upon examples merely dwarfed by adverse conditions 
in one portion of a normal cooper: colony. Baker has placed 
the Ft. Bridger record of Lymnca elodes var. in the synonymy 
of L. palustris. The Pyramidula striatella record is probably 
P. c. anthonyt, which would still further reduce the list, but 
it may possibly be P. shimeki cockerelli Pils. Pupilla mus- 
corum is probably P. m. cerobia Pils., but one cannot be cer- 
tain of it. Physa sayz is doubtful, but if not that, it refers to 
some other Physa, so its elimination would not reduce the 
number of species. This leaves a list of about 22 species, 12 
of which are confined to two genera, with no recorded pele- 
eypods at all. Possibly some recorded species have been over- 
looked by me. The only large land snails are in the genus 
Oreoheliz; Polygyra, which occurs to the northward in Mon- 
tana, not having been found in Wyoming. Oreohelix is an 
ancient genus in the state, O. grangert Ckll. & Hend. and O. 
megarche Ckll. & Hend. occurring in rocks of Eocene age. 

Our two weeks’ work, besides furnishing new localities for 
some of the species already recorded from the state, adds the 
following species, including four additional genera, two of 
’ which are pelecypods: 


42 THE NAUTILUS. 


Agrwlimax campestris (Binn.) 
Ferrissia rivularis Say 
Lampsilis ventricosa (Barnes) 
Lymnea bulimoides cockerelli Pils. & Ferr 
Lymnea caperata Say 

Lymnea humilis modicella Say? 
Lymnea obrussa Say 

Physa anatina Lea 

Physa gyrina Say 

Physa integra Hald.? 

Physa sayi warreniana Lea? 
Physa walkeri Crand. 

Planorbis parvus Say 

Vallonia gracilicosta Reinh. 
Zonitoides arborea (Say) 


In a recent paper Daniels and I asserted the probable oc- 
currence of L. b. cockerelli in Wyoming, which is now con- 
firmed. 


Following is an account of the stations visited and the mol- 
lusks obtained at each: 


Sta. 232, reservoir where the road from Cheyenne to Cas- 
per crosses Lodgepole Creek, about thirteen miles north of 
Cheyenne. 


Pisidium sp. 

Agriolimas campestris ( Binn.) 
Lymnea obrussa Say 

Physa sayti warreniana Lea? 
Planorbis parvus Say 
Succinea avara Say 

Vallonia graciicosta Reinh. 


Sta. 233, a branch of Bear Creek, north of Horse Creek. 
Pisidium sp. 
Lymnea obrussa Say 
Physa walkeri Crand. 


Sta. 234, small reservoir six miles northeast of Wheatland. 


Lymnea caperata Say 
Physa gyrina Say 
Planorbis parvus Say 


Sta. 235. bridge over Laramie river. below Uva. 


THE NAUTILUS. 43 


Lampsilis ventricosa (Barnes) 
Lymnea obrussa Say 

Lymnea humilis modicella Say? (two specimens) 
Oreoheliz coopert (W. G. B.) 
Pyramidula cronkhitei anthonyi Pils. 
Succinea avara Say 

Vallonia gracilicosta Reinh. 
Zomtoides arborea (Say) 

Physa gyrina Say 

Physa integra Hald.? 

Planorbis parvus Say 


Only a single broken example of the Oreohelix was found, 
in the river bottom, and it may have been brought by the 
stream from far away in the spring flood. 


Sta. 236, creek bottom about ten or twelve miles north of 
Uva, under willows and cottonwoods. 


Vallonia gracilicosta Reinh. 
Vitrina alaskana Dall. 
Zonitoides arborea (Say) 


Sta. 237, five miles northwest of Douglas, in a small spring 
brook. 


Lymnea obrussa Say 
Physa gyrina Say 
Planorbis parvus Say 


Sta. 238, Boxelder Creek, about 18 or 20 miles northwest 
of Douglas. 


Ferrissia rwularis Say 

Lymne@a obrussa Say 

Physa gyrina Say 

Planorbis parvus Say 

Pyramidula cronkhitei anthony? Pils. 
Succinea avara Say 

Vallonia gracilicosta Reinh. 

Vitrina alaskana Dall 

Zonitoides arborea (Say) 


Sta. 239, a very small reservoir formed by throwing an 
earth dam across a dry draw to catch the storm waters for 
stock, four miles west of Arminta. A few very rotten shells 
of Lymnea bulimoides cockerelli Pils. & Fer. were found. 


44 THE NAUTILUS. 


Many dead salamanders were along the bank and a few live 
ones were seen in the water. This shallow water-hole did not 
look as though it could have existed very long, and it was a 
long distance from any other water. We were much surprised 
to see several great blue herons fly from the water at our ap- 
proach, and wondered what they were feeding upon, or we 
should not have looked for any mollusks there. It would be 
interesting to know by what agency they got there. Hand 
(Nautitus, X XVII, 1914, p. 144) noted Planorbis vermicu- 
laris in a small artificial pond in California, and raised the 
same question, ‘‘ How did they get there ?”’ 

Sta. 240, at base of a rocky sandstone ledge about twelve 
miles north of Lost Cabin on the road to Ten Sleep. 


Pupilla muscorum xerobia Pils. 
Vallonia.cyclophorella Ancey 


Sta. 241, creek bottom about three miles above Ten Sleep. 
Agriolimax campestris (Binney). 
Oreohelix coopert (W.G. B.) ? 
Physa gyrina Say (‘‘peculiar long form’’) 
Pyramidula cronkhitet anthony? Pils. 
Succinea avara Say 
Vallonia gracilicosta Reinh. 
Vitrina alaskana Dall 
Zonitoides arborea (Say) 


Only one fragment of Oreohelix was found, apparently O. 
cooperi, and it may have been brought down from up-stream 
in the spring flood. Agriolimar is represented by two very 
small examples. 


Sta. 242, creek bottom at Hyattville, among willows, narrow- 
leafed cottonwoods, ete. Vallonia gracilicosta Reinh. 


Sta. 243, bottom lands on Shell Creek, at mouth of White 
Water Creek, about five miles east of Shell. 


Lymnea obrussa Say 

Physa anatina Lea 

Planorbis parvus Say 

Pyramidula cronkhitet anthonyi Pils. 
Vallonia gracilicosta Reinh. 


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Physa anatina is so identified by Dr. Bryant Walker. We 
have another lot of the same species, also identified by Dr. 
Walker, collected by Mr. Don W. Walker two and a half miles 
east of Shell. 

Sta. 244, just within the mouth of Shell Creek Canyon, on 
south side of creek, about two miles above Sta. 243, on lime- 
stone ledge devoid of shrubbery and other vegetation except 
close-clinging lichens on the rock. Oreohelix yavapai extre- 
mitatis Pils. & Ferr. was plentiful, clinging to the open face 
of the rocks in plain sight, though the weather was hot and 
dry. This form has been recorded from the same canyon by 
Dr. Pilsbry. There were no rock slides or other cover, such 
as Oreohelix usually requires, anywhere near. We obtained 
145 live examples and over 200 dead shells in a short search, 
one of the latter being reversed. I have never before seen 
any member of this genus in such an exposed position. 

Sta. 245, about a mile or so from Sta. 244, same side of 
ereek, under shrubbery. We obtained 31 Oreohelix yavapua 
extremitatis Pils. & Ferr. and 46 O. pygmea Pils. alive, to- 
gether with many dead shells. This is the type locality of the 
latter. Two of them were albinos. We also found Pupilla 
muscorum sxerobia Pils., Vallonia gracilicosta Reinh., and 
Zonitorides arborea (Say). 

Sta. 246, just within the mouth of White Creek Canyon, on 
south side, a couple of miles south of Sta. 245, in a small brush 
patch a few feet in diameter at the base of a low cliff near an 
old log building. 


Euconulus fulvus alaskensis Pils. 

Oreohelix cooperi form obscura Hend. 
Oreohelix pygmea Pils. 

Oreohelix yavapat extremitatis Pils. & Ferr. 
Pupilla muscorum (L.) 

Valloma gracilicosta Reinh. 

Vitrina alaskana Dall. 


Sta. 247, bluff 50 yards east of Sta. 246. O. y. extremitatis 
Pils. & Ferr. abundant, clinging to rocks and under scant 
mountain mahogany, clematis, etc., a few out on open ground, 
all active after the rain of the night before. Two dead shells 


46 THE NAUTILUS. 


of O. pygmea Pils. and seven dead shells of O. s. obscura were 
also found here. The extremitatis from this canyon are much 
less prominently carinated than those from Shell Creek 
Canyon. 

Sta. 248, at base of bluff from 100 to 150 yards east of Sta. 
247, under fairly good cover of shrubbery. O. c. obscwra nu- 
merous, with quite a number O. y. extremitatis (two albinos) 
and a few O. pygmea. 

Sta. 249, a short distance up the canyon from Sta. 248, 
where the vegetation about small rock slides at the foot of a 
high cliff forms good cover for snails, which were very abun- 
dant. In a short time we observed 600 live O. pygmea, the 
same number of O. c. obscura, and 58 live O. y. extremitatis. 
Four of the pygme@a and six of the obscwra are albinos. 
OREOHELIX COOPERI OBSCURA new form. 

Ordinarily forms of Oreohelix based upon color alone are 
of doubtful value, but in this case the color is so striking and 
so uniform that I feel justified in giving to the form from 
this canyon a name. Of the hundreds of live examples and 
more hundreds of dead shells examined from stations 246, 
247, 248 and 249, not one resembles typical cooperi in color, 
though I detect no other difference. With the exception of 
the eight albinos, they are all very dark, mostly quite black, 
not dark red or brown usually, with a rather broad lItght 
peripheral band, though this is wanting in many examples. 
In color they resemble 0. peripherica albofasciata (Hemph.), 
but would not be mistaken for that form by anyone familiar 
with Oreohelices. In numbering thousands of O. coopert in 
the last few weeks I have noticed that there is a scratch be- 
neath the pen, as though it were being dragged across a fine. 
sharp file, quite different from the sensation experienced in 
using the pen on other species, of which I have numbered 
thousands recently. This scratch I noticed in the color form 
now described. 

Most of the shells of the yavapai group in White Creek 
Canyon have the spire much more elevated, scarcely any 
being as flat as those from Shell Creek Canyon, and, as would 
be expected, the keel is much less pronounced. In fact, many 


THE NAUTILUS. 47 


of them have the keel as rounded as in O. s. depressa (CkIL.) 
and some have the color bands well developed. A striking fea- 
ture of this district is the number of albinos occurring in both 
pygmea and obscura. Another unusual feature is the oceur- 
rence of three forms of Oreohelix intermingled. It is seldom 
that I have found even two together until the season of 1917, 
and never before have I found three together, yet at all of the 
stations in White Creek Canyon this occurs. These stations 
are really different portions of one great colony, as scattered 
dead shells were found all along the canyon as far as we 
traversed it, but we divided it into stations because of dif- 
ferences in cover and other conditions, and variance in the 
proportionate numbers of the several forms. 


A NEW PRIOTROCHATELLA FROM THE ISLE OF PINES, CUBA. 


BY WM. F. CLAPP. 


PRIOTROCHATELLA TORREI, 0. sp. 

Shell depressed, trochiform, thin, fragile, above with numer- 
ous oblique plications, crossed by raised spiral lines ; below 
smooth ; whorls, nine, the first smooth, white, the spiral lines 
beginning on the fourth. Suture of early whorls simple, of 
later whorls denticulate, and of the last two or three whorls 
covered with a white moderately denticulate flange. Last 
whorl descending slightly, aperture very oblique. Color yellow, 
with irregular white patches and white denticulate sutural 
flange above, uniform yellow below. 

Greatest diam. 13 mm., 1. d. 114 mm., alt. 8mm. Type in 
Museum of Comparative Zodlogy, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 
No. 36888. 

This species was discovered by Mr. W. 8S. Brooks near the 
southern end on the eastern face of the Sierra de Casas, Isle of 
Pines, Cuba, and later a large series was collected by Mr. 
Brooks and Dr. Thomas Barbour. 

No genus of the great host of West Indian land mollusks is 
so famed for its beauty and delicacy of structure as Priotrocha- 
tella. Hitherto but two well-defined species have been known, 


48 THE NAUTILUS. 


and it is indeed rare good fortune to be able now to associate 
with a third the name of Dr. Carlos de la Torre of the Uni- 
versity of Havana. No one has shown a keener or more sym- 
pathetic appreciation for, or knowledge of, the shells of his 
native land than has he. 

P. torrei differs from the two species of Priotrochatella previ- 
ously described, P. constellata Morelet and P. stellata Velasquez, 
in having the base of the shell smooth, instead of granulose as 
in P. constellata, or with transverse plications as in P. stellata. 
The sutural flange is less coarsely denticulate than in constellata, 
more strongly than in stellata. In P. constellata the average 
number of teeth on the periphery of the last whorl is less than 
40, in P. torrei between 40 and 50, and in P. stellata more than 
50. P. constellata Morelet,’ was described as from ‘‘ Sierra de 
Cristalles.’’? In the southern part of the Isle of Pines there is a 
hill called the Sierra de Cristales, but the entire local formation 
is igneous and therefore this certainly was not the type locality 
of the species. It is possible that some one told Morelet that 
the Sierra de Casas was called the Sierra de Cristales, which he 
misspelled. Poey’ gives the habitat of constellata as ‘‘ Sierra de 
Caballa, esta sierra esta al Sud de la poblacion llamada Nueva- 
Gerona.’’ This locality is now definitely known as the Sierra 
de Casas.’ 

Poey transposed the names of the two mountain ranges in the 
northern part of the Isle of Pines, referring to the Sierra de 
Casas by the name of Sierra de Caballa, and to the Sierra de 
Caballas by the name of Sierra de Casas. Pfeiffer‘ repeats 
Morelet’s locality of Sierra de Cristales. Arango* in 1878 gives 
the habitat of constellata correctly as ‘‘ En los paredones de las 
faldas E. y. O. de la Sierra de Casas situada al O. de Nueva 
Gerona en Isla de Pinos,’’ probably as a direct result of Gund- 
lach’s own collecting. Crosse® repeats the last named habitat. 


1 Morelet: Rev. Zool., p. 144, 1847. 

2 Poey: Mem. Cuba, I, p. 116, t. 5, fig. 15-17, 1851. 

3 Todd: Ann. Carnegie Mus., vol. X, pl) XXVII. 

+ Pfeiffer: Mon. Pneum., I, p. 334, 1852. 

5 Arango: Contribucion a la Fauna Malacologica Cubana, p. 45, 1878. 
® Crosse: J. de Conch., vol. 38, p. 310, 1890. 


THE NAUTILUS. 49 


The true habitat of Priotrochatella constellata is the northern por- 
tion of the Sierra de Casas, that of P. stellata the Sierra de 
Caballos and possibly in its northern extension now called the 
Sierra de Columbus. I do not know of any records of either 
species being found on the opposite side of the river from its 
true habitat. Due to the fact that P. torre: does not possess a 
rapidly descending ultimate whorl, as in P. constellata, therefore 
lacking that species’ pagoda-form appearance, one would be in- 
clined to suppose that it is most closely related to P. stellata, in 
spite of its habitat in that region theoretically occupied only by 
P. constellata. Admitting as a possible premise that P. constel- 
lata and P. stellata are derivatives of a common ancestor; that 
due to separation on opposite sides of the river Sierra de Casas, 
the two species have assumed characters rendering them specifi- 
cally distinct, there are then several possible explanations of 
the origin of P. torrei. 1. A direct descent from the original 
Priotrochatella stock isolated by geographical change in its own 
particular habitat at approximately the same period as P. con- 
stellata and P. stellata. 2. A more recent geographical separa- 
tion from either P. stellata or P. constellata. In an attempt to 
throw some light on this question I have examined the radulae 
of three specimens of each of the three species of Priotrochatella. 
That too much stress must not be placed on the value of the 
radula as an important character in deciding specific values has 
been repeatedly demonstrated. I nevertheless believe that suffi- 
cient differences appear in the radulae of the species mentioned 
to furnish some foundation for my belief that P. torrei, in spite 
of its outward similarity to stellata, is probably more closely re- 
lated to constellata. 

The name Priotrochatella was given as a subgenus by Crosse’ 
to those species of Eutrochatella possessing an operculum similar 
to that of constellata. Wagner® raises Priotrochatella to a genus 
and includes the species constellata Mor. and stellata Vel. As 
far as I know no figures of the radulae of Priotrochatella have 
been published. 

7 Crosse: J. de Conch., vol. 41, p. 88, 1893. 


8 Wagner: Denksehriften Akad. Wissenschaften. Band LXXVII, p. 
369, 1905. 


50 THE NAUTILUS. 

The radula of P. torrei is approximately 14.5 mm. long, and 
1 mm. wide, and contains in the vicinity of 25) rows of teeth. 
The central tooth and the four laterals on each side are perpen- 
dicular to the long axis of the radula, the rest of the row com- 
prised of approximately 100 uncini, curves back toward the 
posterior end of the radula. The central tooth (pl. 4, fig. 1, ¢.) 
has a very slight cusp at its summit. The laterals (i, ii, iii) 
possess very strong cusps which are not denticulate. The 
major lateral (iv) cannot be described as denticulate, the cutting 
edge being merely slightly sinuous. In this respect the radula 
of Priotrochatella differs from that of any of the other Heli- 
cinidae. If this major lateral is composed of two teeth, they 
are so firmly interlocked that I have been unable to separate 
them. The uncini (Fig. 1, u) (Fig. 2) are numerous and 
densely packed. The innermost (1, 2) are simple, possessing 
but one cutting edge, later (38, 39) becoming bidentate. In 
the 45th (45) tooth of the radula figured, the inner denticle is 
again divided, and the increase in the number of denticles con- 
tinues to about the 98th row where the cusp is twelve-denticled. 
The curve of the outer edge of the radula causes the cutting 
edge of the outermost uncini to be turned inward toward the 
center of the radula and parallel to its long axis. The three or 
four outermost uncini are very broad flat plates and the denti- 
cles entirely disappear. 

The radulae of P. constellata and P. stellata are very similar to 
that of tarrei excepting in the central teeth. In P. stellata 
(Fig. 4) the central tooth is large, with a very strong broad 
cusp. In P. constellata (Fig. 3) and in P. torrei the central 
teeth are very similar in size, differing only in the shape of a 
very small cusp. ‘There do not seem to be any constant differ- 
ences in the radulae of the Priotrochatella excepting in the cen- 
tral teeth. 

Summary (1). The radulae of the three species of Priotro- 
chatella exhibit sufficient differences in structure from other 
groups of Helicinidae to sustain the raising of Priotrochatella to 
generic rank. 

Summary (2). The similarity of the radula of P. torrei to 
that of P. constellata is of sufficient importance to lend consider- 


THE NAUTILUS. 51 


able weight to a theory that P. torrei is more closely related to 
P. constellata than to P. stellata. 


EXPLANATION OF FIGURES, PLATE 4. 

All figures were drawn with the aid of a camera lucida. 

Fig. 1. P. torret: c. central; i, iv laterals; u. uncini. 

Fig. 2. Uncini 1 and 2, 38 and 39, 45, 55, 70, 90, 102 (the 
outermost). 

Fig. 3. Central tooth of P. constellata. 

Fig. 4. Central tooth of P. stellata. 

Figs. 5, 6, shell of P. torrei. 


LAMPSILIS VENTRICOSA COHONGORONTA IN THE POTOMAC VALLEY. 


BY WM. B. MARSHALL. 


In the Naurtitus for October, 1917, I recorded the finding of 
two valves (belonging to the same individual) of this shell by 
Manly D. Barber in the Potomac River, at Great Falls, Mary- 
land, about eighteen miles above Washington, D. C. Dr. Ort- 
mann had already recorded the finding of a single specimen as 
far south as the Shenandoah River, at Harper’s Ferry, W. Va., 
some fifty miles above Great Falls, and the finding of others at 
places farther up the river. 

On July 7, 1918, Dr. C. Wythe Cooke of the U. S. Geologi- 
cal Survey, found a superb specimen living in a sandy pass at 
Midriver Island, which is only about a mile and a half above 
the Falls. 

On July 28, 1918, he and I donned bathing suits and made 
a careful examination of the spot in the hope of finding more 
specimens, and especially the very young. For two or three 
hours we explored the sand and the mud beneath with our 
fingers and toes and passed quantities of sand and mud through 
our hands and through a fine mesh sieve. The spot thus in- 
vestigated was about 20 feet wide and 75 feet long. Our efforts 
were rewarded by the finding of four specimens of cohongoronta, 
the smallest having a length of 40 mm., the largest a length of 


52 THE NAUTILUS. 


72mm. The specimen found by Dr. Cooke on July 7th had a 
length of 90 mm. Their occurrence thus in a colony and of 
different ages establishes cohongoronta as a member of the naiad 
fauna of that vicinity. That the locality is well fitted for them 
is shown by the great beauty of the specimens, which are highly 
polished, much rayed with dark green on a ground color vary- 
ing from yellowish-olive to light green and to very dark 
brownish-olive. The shells are perfect except for a slight 
erosion of the beaks. The posterior ridge is high and fairly 
sharp. The angle at the junction of the posterior and ventral 
margins is prominent. 

Other naiads found at the same station were Lampsilis cari- 
osa (9), Strophitus edentulus undulatus (1), Symphynota viridis 
(1 dead), Alasmidonta undulata (2), Margaritana marginata (6), 
Unio complanatus (many), Unio productus (many). 

Until the present time Unio productus and Unio fisherianus 
have been the only naiads in this vicinity which have offered 
any great difficulty in identification. They are not yet well 
understood. Further study may show that they belong to the 
same species or, on the other hand, it may bring to light char- _ 
acters which will more surely differentiate them. Lampsilis 
cariosa and L. ochracea have been confusing to some students. 
Simpson’ has pointed out the differences between them. To 
me very rarely have they offered any difficulty. The coming 
of cohongoronta into this neighborhood may probably lead to 
problems im future times. With passing time this shell, in ac- 
commodating itself to new surroundings, may be modified in 
form and color, and these modifications may trend in the direc- 
tion of cariosa, making it difficult to distinguish between the 
two species. Whence cariosa came and how and why it came 
we have no positive knowledge, but it has been here since pre- 
historic times and its make-up must be well established and 
best suited to its environment. We hardly may expect any 
great change in this species. Cohongoronta is a new arrival. 
It may find conditions here approximately like those in its an- 


1 Nautilus, VIII, pp. 121-123, 1895. Both species are figured, but the 
legends beneath the figures should be transposed. 


THE NAUTILUS. 53 
cestral home, but it is more probable that it will find some con- 
ditions different. Environment will not make a change to suit 
the mollusk and hence if its residence is not to its liking the 
naiad will have to adapt itself to the residence or else retire 
from the field. 

Then, too, there is a possibility that the two species will 
hybridize and produce one or more other forms or races. Hy- 
bridizing might wipe out either cariosa or cohongoronta, or it 
might wipe out both of them, replacing them by a race of mixed 
blood. Bearing a resemblance to each other close enough to 
suggest a common ancestry or a converging development and 
living now side by side in the same spot, it seems to the writer 
that a crossing of the two species will be not only possible but 
highly probable. Indeed, one of the specimens of cohongoronta 
collected in that spot may bea hybrid. Its anterior portion 
has the glossy, peculiar straw-colored periostracum of cariosa, 
while the other features of the shell are distinctly those of 
cohongoronta. It will be interesting and profitable to note the 
future history of the two species in this vicinity, especially as 
the specimens of cohongoronta in the U.S. National Museum 
(Cat. Nos. 219057 and 219058) will show the characters of the 
shell at the time of its first arrival and form a basis of compari- 
son with the shells of future generations. The specimens of 
cariosa collected at the same time and place form catalogue 
number 219059. 


THE STATUS OF LOBOA BRUNOI VON IHERING. 


BY PAUL BARTSCH. 


In the *‘ Nautilus’’ for February, 1917, vol. 30, on pl. 4, fig. 
7, and in the number for March, 1917, pp. 121-122, Dr. H. 
von Ihering describes a new genus and species of landshell 
from the Island of Trinidad, as Loboa brunoi. 

During a recent visit to Washington, Dr. Carlos Moreira, of 
Brazil, submitted a shell to me for determination. This speci- 
men, which is in a subfossil state, also came from the Island 


54 THE NAUTILUS. 


of Trinidad, off the coast of Brazil, in approximately latitude 
21° §., longitude 29° W. Comparing it with the description 
published by Dr. von Ihering, I feel certain that it is the 
species described by him. In fact, I am not altogether sure 
but what this may be the same specimen described by Dr. 
von Lhering. 

Unfortunately, the figure cited above is a mere outline 
figure, and rather poor at that, so much so in fact that one 
would not recognize the present shell were its status depend- 
ent upon the figure alone, but the description is positive. The 
rareness and isolated distribution of this species justifies redi- 
agnosis and a good photographie figure, which are here pre- 
sented. The shell will have to be known as Bulimulus (Proto- 
glyptus) brunot von Ihering (Plate IV, fig. 7). 

Shell very elongate-ovate, dingy white. The nepionie por- 
tion consists of not quite one turn, which is well rounded, and 
marked by slender, slightly protractively slanting axial rib- 
lets. The succeeding turns are well rounded, appressed at the 
summit, and separated by a somewhat constricted suture. 
They are marked by almost rib-like, decidedly retractively 
curved incremental elements and slender spiral lirations, the 
junctions of which form feeble tubercles. Base somewhat 
prolonged, moderately rounded, very narrowly perforated, 
marked by the continuation of the rib-like elements and spiral 
lirations, both of which agree in strength with those on the 
' spire, but -becoming more crowded on the anterior portion of 
the base. Aperture oval; posterior angle acute (outer lip 
fractured at the edge); inner lip slightly sinuous and nar- 
rowly reflected; parietal wall covered by a moderately thick 
callus. 

The specimen, which may be the type, belongs to the Na- 
tional Museum of Brazil. It has 7.3 whorls, and measures: 
altitude, 19.5 mm.; greater diameter, 8.3 mm. 


THE NAUTILUS. 55 


HELIX AREOLATA. 


BY C. R. ORCUTT. 


The month of March, 1917, was spent by the writer almost 
entirely on Magdalena Island, Baja California, Mexico. One 
day was spent on Santa Margarita Island, separated from 
Magdalena Island by a channel about ten miles wide, which 
serves as the main entrance to Magdalena bay to-day, which 
can be entered, though by small boats, by the two other chan- 
nels north and south which separate these islands from the 
peninsula. By dropping the ‘‘Santa,’’ as is often done in 
conversation, we have ‘‘Margarita Island,’’ so often men- 
tioned in shell literature, which in turn lent its name to the 
bay which it helps to protect—hence ‘‘ Margarita bay,’’ where 
W. Harper Pease had collected for him seventy-four species 
of mollusks, as reported by Carpenter. 

The industry in orchilla (Roccella tinctoria), for dye-stuff, 
that was developed about forty years ago, when, I am told, 
as much as a million dollars worth of this lichen was ex- 
ported to Germany around the Horn in a single year, led to 
the present settlement on Magdalena Island. Mining for 
magnesite has now led to another settlement on Santa Marga- 
rita Island in recent years, though it seems probable that this 
settlement really antedated that on Magdalena Island. 

Helix areolata was the only land shell reported by Car- 
penter from Margarita bay in the Pease collection. In vain 
I searched for the Pupas, found so abundantly further north 
at San Quintin bay in 1886, on Roccella tinctoria, but I doubt 
not these may yet be found in the vicinity of the bay, on the 
peninsula if not on the islands, by some more persistent ob- 
server upon more thorough exploration of the bay shores. 
One specimen, not at hand, that may have been Assiminea 
californica, two dead specimens of Pedipes (probably P. lira- 
tus), and numerous living Melampus olivaceus were found. 

Pilsbry is no doubt right in taking Magdalena bay as the 
type locality for Helix areolata (see Proc. Phil. Acad. 1913, 
391), but I would select Santa Margarita Island as probably 
the exact location. 


56 THE NAUTILUS. 


I would select the same island as the type locality of Heliz 
pandorae, credited by Dall to ‘‘ Margarita Island,’’ I believe, 
though Pilsbry selects the San Benito Islands, to the north- 
west of Cedros Island, instead. 

Pilsbry selects San Bartolome bay, on the peninsula, as the 
type locality of Helix levis, but it seems to me that Santa 
Margarita Island could be selected with equal propriety, and 
this would give us these three ‘‘species’’ as from one ‘‘type 
locality.’’ It ean never be exactly known where these types 
were actually collected, so that any designation of a type 
locality must be more or less arbitrary. 

My series of Helix areolata was all collected on Magdalena 
Island, in a space perhaps a mile square, extending from the 
ocean to the bay. The species was not confined to this area by 
any means, and probably occurs in equal abundance over the 
entire region around Magdalena bay. In places the ground 
is white with the dead shells, and millions may be found 
drifting in the adjacent sand hills on Magdalena Island. 

The scant desert vegetation, such as agave, fouquiera, and 
‘other plants, often harbored considerable colonies of living 
snails. The shells on the bushes would often be found in the 
morning covered with sand, indicating that they burrow in 
the soil, probably climbing the plants for feeding purposes 
and some staying over time. All my specimens were obtained 
from the plants, however, and not by digging. I doubt not 
that every figure on Pilsbry’s two plates (Proc. Phil. Acad. 
1913, plants 15 and 16, figs. 1 to 52) could be matched by 
specimens living in the area of the square mile referred to. 

Many specimens were a solid chalky white, with no trace of 
bands or color. Some have a strongly developed tooth; most 
of the individuals show no trace of one. Some specimens, old 
and mature, but usually rather small, were of a uniform pale 
olivaceous-brown color, without signs of bands or other color, 
that would answer well for Binney’s figure of Helix pandorae. 
Some individuals were as elevated as Helix veatchii is figured 
as being, and other shells are nearly as depressed as Helix 
Traskii. Young individuals would answer for Pfeiffer’s fig- 
ures of Helix decorata or H. levis. 


THE NAUTILUS. 57 


A colony of these snails, on leafy shrubs growing on sand 
hills near the ocean, supplied the smallest individuals. Snails 
on salicornia and other plants providing abundant shade fur- 
nished perhaps the largest number of solid white shells. 

Midway between the ocean and the bay, on an exposed 
plateau, I found the largest number of highly-colored shells, 
many immature or just come to maturity, on leafless plants 
like fouquiera, where the variegated color was an excellent 
protection. It was very difficult to see these snails on the 
bushes, even near at hand, except as projecting knobs on the 
stems against a background of sky. 

The usually chalky-white shell seems to have a chocolate- 
brown epidermis, which varies in intensity at different stages 
of its growth, often nearly or quite absent, thus producing the 
irregularly interrupted and very variable bands. This colored 
stratum is thin and can be worn away with a knife-blade with- 
out injury to the shell, and in age seems to naturally but 
irregularly wear away, producing as many designs as there 
are individuals. 

I have collected thousands of specimens called Helix levis 
at San Quintin bay, at the Rosario mission some eighty miles 
southward, and on the peninsula east of Cedros Island, which 
seem to me to only differ from the Magdalena Island shells in 
size. All these localities are arid; rains occur at irregular 
periods, sometimes three years or more apart, but copious fogs 
from the sea nightly refresh the vegetation. 

Pilsbry speaks of the known areas of levis and areolata as 
separated by a ‘‘long reach of coast whence no land snails 
are known.’’ From Turtle bay (a portion of, and not synon- 
ymous with San Bartolome bay, as I am told) to Magdalena 
bay is an arid coast unexplored by naturalists, from the lack 
of water and landing places, mainly unknown because over- 
land trails traverse this portion of the peninsula away from 
the sea. But there is no reason to doubt the presence of this 
snail in some form through the entire region from San Quintin 
bay to Cape San Lucas. 

I presume that the older naturalists, like many modern 
naturalists, collected sparingly, but selected specimens show- 


55 THE NAUTILUS. 


ing the extreme variations. These were usually described by 
other naturalists, not the collectors, who based upon them as 
many species as they had individuals, through ignorance 
rather than intent. In conclusion, therefore, [ would express 
agreement with the opinion of the late Dr. R. E. C. Stearns, 
who said (in N. Y. Acad. Ann., 2: 136) that he regarded ‘‘H. 
areolata, pandorae, veatchu and levis as varieties of a single 
species.’’ Pfeiffer’s H. decorata may evidently be added to 
the long list of synonymy. Doubtless more than a hundred 
varietal names may consistently be given to the various in- 
sular and peninsular forms occurring between San Quintin 
bay and Cape San Lucas when the whole region is fully ex- 
plored. 


SOME PHILIPPINE SNAILS. 


BY T. D. A. COCKERELL. 


My friend and former student, Dr. Cipriana Subejano, re- 
turning from the Philippine Islands, kindly brought a number 
of living snails collected by Mr. Maximo Oro at Los Bajios, 
Luzon. We have now had them alive for many weeks in glass 
bowls, feeding them on cabbage, lettuce and sliced apples. 
Some have died, but three of the immense Rhysota ovum, four 
Cochlostyla metaformis and one C. rufogastra still remain in good 
health. .The following notes may be of interest; but I have not 
access to the large works of Semper, Hidalgo, etc., and do not 
know how far the observations are new. 


Rhysota ovum Val. 


When giving us the snails Miss Subejano stated that these 
emitted a cry at times, resembling that of a young child or 
small animal. For some time we wondered what she could 
have heard, but at length the snails favored us with several 
separate performances. The cry, a plaintive, high-pitched note, 
is produced as the snail contracts into the shell, and is due to 
the emission of air. It is very distinctive, but is only occasion- 
ally noticed. The habits of R. ovwm are very different from 


THE NAUTILUS. 59 
those of the species of Cochlostyla. It appears to be nocturnal, 
and is very inactive. Never once has it been seen stretched at 
full length. The animal isa remarkable creature. The mantle 
is whitish, and the lung is extremely capacious, with a wide 
orifice. The foot above is white, with a large caudal mucus 
gland. Anterior three-fifths of sole pale brownish-grey, the 
posterior two-fifths dull white, contrasting. Head blackish; 
oculiferous tentacles blackish, stout basally, eye-bulb pale 
ochreous; lower tentacles white at end, with the bulb pale 
ochreous. The shell has a diameter of about 75 mm. 


Cochlostyla rufogastra Less. 


Kindly determined by Dr. Bartsch, who states that it belongs 
to the typical subspecies. In both the species of Cochlostyla the 
foot is emarginate anteriorly, but in other respects the animals 
of the two present marked differences. C. rufogastra has the 
mantle black; and the very broad sole plumbeous in the middle, 
with the lateral areas (not so wide as the middle one) black; 
the extreme edge of the sole is narrowly reddish. The body 
above and on the sides is reddish-brown, with the conspicuous 
ruge darker; the dorsum is strongly blackened. The eye- 
bearing tentacles are very long. A couple of these snails mated, 
and later one laid a great quantity of eggs, which, however, did 
not develop. The eggs are spherical, soft, opaque white, with 
a diameter of 7 mm. 


Cochlostyla metaformis Fér. 


A much smaller species than the last, with a pale-colored 
shell. There are two varieties, one banded, the other bandless; 
the soft parts are the same in both. The species was identified 
by comparison with a specimen determined by Dr. Bartsch. 
The oculiferous tentacles are very long, 24 mm.; head rather 
elongated, lower tentacles about 5 mm. from base of eye-bearing 
ones. Body anteriorly pale greyish-brown, tentacles reddish; 
posteriorly the body is pale grey dorsally, the sides of the foot 
washed with ochreous; mantle light reddish ochreous. The 
sole is light ochreous, without longitudinal zones differentiated 
by color, but the margin is suffusedly a little darker. Both 
species of Cochlostyla are quite active by daylight. 


60 THE NAUTILUS. 


THE NOMENCLATURE AND SYSTEMATIC POSITIONS OF SOME NORTH 
AMERICAN FOSSIL AND RECENT MOLLUSKS. 


BY JUNIUS HENDERSON, 


Pholadomya uwndata Meek and Hayden (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., 
Phila., VIII, 1856, p. 81), now generally known as Liopistha 
(Cymella) undata, Cretaceous, Rocky Monntain region, is pre- 
occupied by P. undata Dana (Wilkes U. S. Expl. Exped., X, 
1849, p. 687, Atlas, Pl. 2, figs. 11, 11a, 11b), Carboniferous, 
Australia. It is unfortunate to have to abandon Meek and 
Hayden’s name for the well-known American species, but the 
rules of nomenclature require it, so I propose the name Liopistha 
(Cymella) montanensis, in reference to both the type locality and 
the geological group from which it was described. 

Anodonta parallela White, was described from the Cretaceous 
of Colorado in 1878 (Hayden Survey, IV, p. 709). Binney 
used the same name in his Bibliography of North American 
Conchology, Pt. I, 1863, p. 46, citing Ferussac, ‘‘ Hyde, in 
litt.’’ As neither Ferussac nor Binney, so far as I know, ever 
published any description to accompany that name, White’s 
name will stand. 

Unio rectoides White, Tertiary, Utah (U.S. Geol. Surv., Bull. 
34, 1886, pp. 11, 15, 21), is preoccupied by U. rectoides Whit- 
field, ‘‘ Cretaceous,’ New Jersey (U. S. Geol. Surv., Monog., 
Vol. 9, 1885, pp. 250, 258). As Pilsbry and others have 
shown, Whitfield’s rectoides is itself a synonym of Lampsilis recta 
(Lam.), and is from Quaternary deposits, instead of Cretaceous. 
Under the circumstances it seems too bad to abandon White’s 
name, but the rules adopted in the interest of ultimate stability 
of nomenclature require it. I propose for it the name Unio 
whitei. It should likely be removed to some other genus. 

Unio brown Whitfield, Cretaceous, Montana (Bull. Am. Mus. 
Nat. Hist., XIX, 1903, p. 485), is preoccupied by U. brownii 
Lea, recent, Asia (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., VIII, 1856, p. 95), 
so Pilsbry renamed it Parreysia barnumi (Navutitus, XVIII, 
1904, p. 12), a fact that seems to have been overlooked by sub- 
sequent writers, which is likely to be the case where new names 


THE NAUTILUS. 61 


are proposed in brief notices of publications in reviews. Even 
if Conrad’s Africo-Asiatic genus Parreysia is to be considered 
valid, the reference to it of Whitfield’s species seems to me in- 
correct. In the present unsettled condition of the classification 
and nomenclature of recent Unionide, it is doubtful whether 
any good purpose is served by removing the fossil forms from 
the genus Unio, though perhaps few, if any, would be placed 
there if we had sufficient knowledge of the family, and had the 
anatomy and perfect shells with which to work. 

Melania (Goniobasis?) sculptilis Meek, Tertiary, Hot Springs 
Mts., ‘‘ Idaho’’ [Nevada] (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Phila., XXII, 
1870, p. 58), is preoccupied by Melania sculptilis Lea, recent, 
Tennessee (Transac. Philos. Soc., X, 1853, p. 297; Tryon, L. & 
F.-W. Shells, Pt. 1, 1873, p. 297), so Meek’s name must be 
abandoned, but I refrain from renaming it until further investi- 
gation, for the following reasons: Meek himself later expressed 
a doubt as to whether sculptilis and subsculptilis, from the same 
locality and position, are distinct, and also suggested that it is 
not distinct from M. taylori Gabb. Furthermore, Dr. T. W. 
Stanton informs me that on Meek’s separate copy of his paper 
in which sculptiis and subsculptilis are described is the following 
penciled note in Meek’ s handwriting: “ Prob. the same named 
M. decurata Con. Am. Jour. Conch. 6, p. 200, Ap. 1871, and 
both are prob. synonyms of a species descr. by Gabb in Cal. 
Report.’’ The reference to Conrad’s decurata probably means 
decursa, which is said to have come from Colorado. The figure 
does not look like any of the species mentioned. Gabb’s species 
to which he refers is M. taylori (Paleont. Cali., II, 1869, p. 13, 
Pl. 2, fig. 21), the figure of which is much more slender than 
Meek’s figures, but perhaps because drawn from a more mature 
specimen, as Meek suggests. If Meek’s M. sculptilis is the same 
as any or all of the other three, then no new name is needed. 
I believe it is identical with subsculptilis. 

Melania convexa var. impressa Meek and Hayden, ‘‘ Tertiary ”’ 
[Cretaceous], Montana (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Phila., IX, 
1857, p. 138), is preoccupied by Melania impressa Lea (Proc. 
Philos. Soc., II, 1841, p. 83; Transac., IX, p. 19; Obs., IV, 
p. 19). Hence Meek and Hayden’s name must be abandoned, 


62 THE NAUTILUS. 


but as their impressa is probably not sufficiently distinct irom 
their convexa to deserve a name, I propose the use of that name 
convexa, and do not rename it. Probably all should be referred 
to Goniobasis, as is usually done. 

Cerithium tenerum Hall was described from the western Terti- 
ary in 1845 (Fremont’s Expl. Exped., Ore. & Cali., p. 308, 
Pl. 3, fig. 6), and was transferred to Goniobasis by Meek in 
1870. Meantime, Melania tenera Anthony, was published by 
Reeve in 1861 (Monog. Melania, sp. 407), and was transferred 
to Goniobasis by Tryon in 1872 (L. & F.-W. Shells, Pt. 1, p. 
264). This gives Hall’s species priority, and Anthony’s should 
be renamed unless it has already been renamed or is considered 
a synonym of something else. A revision of the group includ- 
ing G. tenera Anth., based upon adequate material, is desirable. 

Melania multistriata Meek and Hayden, now known as Campe- 
loma multistriata, was described in 1856 from the Fort Union 
Tertiary (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Phila., VIII, 1856, p. 124). 
Wheatley used the same name in 1845, attributing it to Lea 
(Cat. of Shells of U. S., p. 147). His catalogue was a list, 
without descriptions, and I do not find that Lea or anyone else 
ever used that specific name in either Melania or Campeloma. 
Hence Meek and Hayden’s name should stand. Dr. Pilsbry 
writes that he finds no specimens bearing such a name in 
Wheatley’s collection in the Academy of Natural Sciences at 
Philadelphia. . Dr. Bryant Walker, in a letter just received, 
says: ‘Neither Wheatley nor Lea ever described a species as 
Melania multistriata. The use of that name by both of them 
seems to be owing to a lapsus calami of Lea, who in his remarks 
on his M. buddii compared it with ‘the striate variety of Mr. 
Say’s virginica, which he called multistriata.’ Say’s species 
was M. multilineata, and Tryon makes the correction on p. 295 
of his monograph.’’ 

Paludina multilineata Meek and Hayden, Fort Union Tertiary, 
Fort Clarke, North Dakota, was described in 1856 (Proc. Acad. 
Nat. Sci., Phila., VIII, p. 120), and renamed by the same 
authors Viviparus nebrascensis (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Phila., 
XII, 1860, p. 480), because they said multilineata was preoccu- 
pied in Paludina by Say, 1829. Later, after the Meek and 


THE NAUTILUS. 63 


Hayden species had been removed to Campeloma, Meek restored 
the first name, calling it Campeloma multilineata, in accordance 
with his custom, a practice forbidden by modern rules of no- 
menclature. Since then, everyone has followed Meek. A 
difficult question as to what constitutes a description is involved, 
but I believe the second specific name should be used and that 
the name should be written Campeloma nebrascensis (Meek and 
Hayden). Say’s Paludina multilineata, now placed in Viva- 
parus, was described after a fashion by indicating the species to 
which he referred. He says: ‘‘I described it nearly four years 
since under the name multilineata [evidently in unpublished 
manuscript]; but recently, being about to publish it, on a more 
attentive examination and comparison with a specimen of the 
elongata from Calcutta, I have concluded that it varies trom 
that specimen only in having the umbilicus a little smaller.’’ 
Tryon, after quoting this, says: ‘‘I have compared the original 
specimen with shells from Calcutta, and find that it differs as 
little from them, as they do from each other. It is smaller 
than the foreign specimens, but I think a larger native shell 
was mislaid, or placed accidentally among the foreign ones, in 
the same collection; so that, rather than commit an error, I 
have chosen the reputed American example for my illustration. 
lf this is not the bengelensis of Lamarck, it must have the name 
given to it by Say; that of Swainson [elongata] having been pre- 
viously given to a fossil species.’’? It is plain then, that the 
name multilineata was definitely applied to the Florida species 
by both Say and Tryon, provided it proved distinct from the 
Asiatic species, which it probably is, and the designation was 
accompanied by a figure of the Florida species and a brief de- 
scription by comparison with the Asiatic species. All this ap- 
pears to me to preclude the use of the name multilineata for 
Meek and Hayden’s species. 

Helix occidentalis Meek and Hayden, Judith River, Cretaceous, 
Montana, is another instance of the same kind. The name was 
changed by Meek to nebrascensis, because occidentalis was pre- 
occupied in Helix by Recluz. Then Meek, in removing the 
Cretaceous species to Hyalina, restored the original name, in ac- 
cordance with his custom, but contrary to present usage. From 


64 THE NAUTILUS. 


the figures it is impossible to definitely ascertain to what genus 
either this species or H. evansi M. & H., from the same locality 
and formation, belong, but whatever the genus, the name occi- 
dentalis should not be used. As to H. evansi, which is based 
upon poor and probably immature material, we agree with Dr. 
Pilsbry, who writes: ‘‘It is better to leave uncertain shells of 
this kind in ‘ Helix,’ as uncertain generic reference may lead 
some one to baseless deductions. Paleontology is full of the 
most reckless generic references.’’ He also calls attention to 
the fact that H. occidentalis Recluz, is now considered a Hygromia, 
ranking as a variety, but that does not restore Meek and Hay- 
den’s first name for their species. 

Planorbis vetulus Meek and Hayden, was described from the 
Tertiary of South Dakota in 1860 (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Phila., 
XII, pp. 175, 431). In 1864 (Smithsonian Check-list of In- 
vertebrate Fossils of North America—Miocene, p. 13) Meek 
called it P. vetustus, since which time the latter name has been 
almost universally used, though no reason was given for the 
change. The change was likely inadvertent, though possibly 
deliberate, as authors in those days did not always hesitate 
about changing names to suit their own notions. Unless vetu- 
lus is preoccupied, of which I have found no evidence, it must 
stand as the name for this species. 

A somewhat similar case is that of Campeloma vetula Meek 
and Hayden, which was first described as Paludina vetula, and 
afterwards cited by the same authors as P. vetusta and changed 
to Vivipara vetusta, but fortunately in that case the original name 
has been used by most subsequent authors, though White 
(U. S. Geol. Surv., Bull. 128, p. 77) made the curious mistake 
of supposing that V. vetusta and C. vetula are distinct species. 

Limneéa tenuicosta Meek and Hayden, Eocene, near Fort Union, 
N. D., was described in 1856 (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Phila., 
VIII, p. 119). In 1860 the same authors (Proc. Acad. Nat. 
Sci., Phila., XII, p. 431) cited the original description but 
spelled the name tenwicostata, without offering any reason, and 
the majority of subsequent writers have used the latter name, 
instead of the former. 


THE NAUTILUS. 65 


NOTES ON THE MOLLUSCA OF FORRESTER ISLAND, ALASKA. 


BY GEORGE WILLETT. 


During the past four months (1914 to 1917 inclusive), which 
were spent by the writer on Forrester Island, Alaska, some at- 
tention was given to the study of the mollusca of the locality. 
The shore line was rather thoroughly traversed and some dredg- 
ing was done in various depths down to seventy-five fathoms. 

Forrester Island lies well out to sea, a few miles north of the 
Canadian boundary line. It is about fifteen miles west of Dall 
Island, and seventy-five miles out from the mainland shore. 
The island is small, being approximately five miles in length 
and from a half mile to a mile and a half in width. It is very 
rocky along shore but is well timbered from the high-water line 
to the summits of the hills. There are a number of small islets 
and groups of rocks lying off the main island and practically all 
of these were visited one or more times. 

As Forrester Island is well within the sweep of the Japan 
current, the water is much warmer than in the inside channels 
around Dall and Prince of Wales islands. The effect of this 
difference in temperature is shown in the fact that several species 
of shells that occur in 10-15 fathoms in inside waters were not 
found in less than 40-50 fathoms at Forrester Island. Also a 
number of species that were rather common on Dall and Prince 
of Wales islands were not noted on Forrester Island at all. As 
there are neither sand beaches nor mud flats on the island. 
many forms requiring such situations were conspicuously ab- 
sent. The tidal currents in the vicinity are very strong at 
times, and it is quite possible that some species of which frag- 
ments or dead shells were found do not properly belong to the 
island fauna but were carried to the locality by the strong cur- 
rents. One of the most interesting features of this region from 
a conchological standpoint is the fact that in many instances it 
seems to be a meeting point between boreal species and those 
from the southern fauna. 

A number of species taken have since been described as new. 
In such cases I have mentioned the paper in which the descrip- 


66 THE NAUTILUS. 


tion was given. The chitons obtained were made the subject 
of a paper by Dr. S. S. Berry in the Proceedings of the Cali- 
fornia Academy of Sciences (Fourth Series, Vol. VII, No. 10, 
September 1, 1917, pp. 229-248). All species of which I was 
doubtful as to identity were submitted to Dr. Wm. H. Dall 
and named by him. For this kind assistance I wish to express 
here my very great appreciation. 

The following is a list of species of bivalves taken with brief 
notes on same: 

Terebratulina caput-serpentis Linn. Several young specimens 
dredged in 50-60 fathoms. 

Terebratalia transversa Sby. Common 5-30 fathoms. 

Laqueus jeffreysi Dall. Abundant in 65-75 fathoms. 

Nucula tenuis Mont. Rare. One or two dead valves and one 
living young specimen dredged. 

Nucula (Acila) castrensis Hds. Common 40-50 fathoms. At 
Waterfall, Prince of Wales Island, plentiful in 10 fathoms. 

Leda minuta Fabr. Fairly common 20-40 fathoms. 

Leda penderi Dall. One dead valve dredged. Rather com- 
mon at Waterfall in 10 fathoms, 

Leda fossa Baird. A few dead valves dredged in 75 fathoms. 

Glycymeris septentrionalis Midd. Rather uncommon. 

Glycymeris corteziana Dall. Abundant 20-40 fathoms. 

Glycymeris migueliana Dall. Fairly common 20-40 fathoms. 

Philobrya setosa Cpr. Fairly common. 

Pecten (Chlamys) hericeus Gld. Found occasionally. 

Pecten (Chlamys) hindsi Cpr. Abundant from low-tide line 
to 60 fathoms. 

Pecten (Chlamys) islandicus Mull. A few specimens taken in 
dredge with last species. 

Pecten (Chlamys) caurinus Gld. Single dead valve dredged. 

Pecten (Pseudamusium) randolphi Dall. Two young speci- 
mens dredged in 50 fathoms. 

Pecten (Propeamusium) alaskense Dall. Fairly common in 
50-60 fathoms. 

Hinnites giganteus Gray. Rather common. More abundant 
in inside channels. 


THE NAUTILUS. 67 


Lima (Limatula) subauriculata Mont. Dead valves commo: 
25-50 fathoms. Living specimens rarely taken. 

Monia macroschisma Desh. Rather common. 

Mytilus californianus Conr. Abundant. Some specimens st- 
taining a length of nine or ten inches. 

Modiolus modiolus Linn. Occasional, Abundant in inside 
waters. 

Musculus niger Gray. Musculus seminudus Dall. A few speci- 
mens of each of these species were taken in about 30 fathoms. 

Musculus laevigatus Gray. One or two dead valves dredged. 

Musculus vernicosus Midd. Common at times in sea weed at 
extreme low tide mark. 

Thracia curta. One dead valve dredged. Rather common at 
Waterfall in 12 fathoms. 

Thracia challisiana Dall. A few dead specimens taken in 30- 
40 fathoms. Living specimens were probably all too deep in 
gravel to be secured by the dredge. 

Pandora ( Kennerlyia) forresterensis Willett. (NAuTILUS, xxxi. 
1918, p. 134.) Abundant in 60-70 fathoms; less plentiful in 
more shallow water. 

Pandora (Kennerlyia) bilirata Conr. Common 25-50 fathoms. 

Lyonsia (Entodesma) saxicola Baird. Dredged rarely. Rather 
plentiful in inside waters. 

Lyonsia (Entodesma) inflata Conr. One living specimen 
dredged in 50 fathoms. 

Lyonsia striata Mont. Occasiona! 30-60 fathoms. 

Mytilimeria nuttalli Conr. Fairly common. 

Cuspidaria planetica Dall. Not rare 50-60 fathoms. 

Astarte compacta Cpr. Abundant 25-60 fathoms. 

Astarte willetti Dall. (Navutitus, xxxi, July, 1917, p. 10.) 
Abundant with the last species. Adults mostly found in the 
deeper water. 

Astarte alaskensis Dall. Abundant in company with the last 
two. <A. esquimaulti Baird, was found to occur plentifully in 
10 fathoms at Waterfall, but was not noted at Forrester Island. 

Venericardia crebricostata Krause. Rather common 20-50 
fathoms. 

Venericardia ( Miodontiscus) prolongata Cpr. Rather common 
with the last. 


68 THE NAUTILUS. 


Thyasira trisinuata polygona Jeff. A few valves dredged in 
50-60 fathoms Also taken at north end of Dall Island. 

Diplodonta orbella Gld. Rather common. Much less globose 
than California specimens. 

Phacoides (Lucinoma) annulatus Rve. A few specimens 
dredged in 40-60 fathoms. 

Phacoides (Parvilucina) tenuisculptus Cpr. Fairly common 
25-50 fathoms. 

Kellia laperousii Desh. Abundant in dead shells of Marcia 
kennerlyi. 

Rochefortia tumida Cpr. A few valves dredged. 

Cardium (Cerastoderma) californiense Desh. Abundant 10-40 
fathoms. 

Protocardia centifilosa richardsoni Whiteaves. Common 50-60 
fathoms. 

Saxidomus giganteus Desh. Dead valves found occasionally. 
Abundant in inside waters. 

Marcia kennerlyi (Cpr.) Rve. Abundant 20-40 fathoms. 

Marcia subdiaphana Cpr. Rather common 50-60 fathoms. 

Paphia (Protothaca) staminea Conr. Occasional in gravel be- 
tween boulders. Very abundant in inside waters. 

Psephidea ovalis Dall. Common 15-40 fathoms. 

Tellina (Oudardia) buttoni Dall. Rather common in 50 
fathoms. 

Tellina (Angulus) carpenteri Dall. Fairly common with last. 

Tellina (Moerella) salmonea Cpr. One pair of dead valves 
dredged in 40 fathoms. 

Macoma calcarea Gmel. A few immature specimens dredged 
in 50-60 fathoms. 

Semele rubropicta Dall. Occasional 25-40 fathoms. 

Psammobia (Gobraeus) californica Conr. Rather common. 

Siliqua patula Dixon. One dead young specimen dredged. 
Common in inside waters. 

Spisula (Hemimactra) polynyma alaskana Dall. Dead valves 
. found occasionally. Common in mud flats on inside waters. 

Mya truncata Linn. Fairly common. 

Panope generosa Gld. Single valves dredged occasionally. 

Panomya arctica Lam. A few specimens taken in 50-60 
fathoms. 


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Panomya ampla Dall. Several dredged in 25-50 fathoms. 

Saxicava arctica Linn. Common. Many living specimens 
found in dead shells of Marcia kennerlyi. 

Saxicava pholadis Linn. Less plentiful than the last. 


PUPLICATIONS RECEIVED. 


A CHECK-LIST OF THE MARINE FauNA OF NEw SoutH WALEs, 
Part I, Motiusca. By Charles Hedley. (Suppl. Jour. Royal 
Soc. N. S. W., Vol. 51, 120 pp., 1917. Issued June, 1918.) 
A very useful and interesting paper. The list by T. Whitelegge, 
of Port Jackson invertebrata, published in 1889, contained 802 
marine mollusca. The present catalogue contains over 1200 
species. The list has been purified notably by eliminating a 
block of Atlantic species included by mistake in the Challenger 
series of 410 fathoms off Sydney. The author estimates that 
future research will recognize 2000 species from the waters of 
this State. The nomenclature is up to date and one notes many 
changes, and in the position of certain families some surprises. 
The following new genera are proposed: Altenuata, Austrodrilla, 
Epideira, Etrema, Exomilus, Guraleus, Inquisitor, Hemidaphne, 
Macteola, Nepotilla, Provexillum and Scabrella.—C. W. J. 


Motuusca. By Charles Hedley. (Reprint from the Proc. 
Royal Geog. Soc. Australasia. S. Australian Branch, Session 
1916-17, 21 pp., 1 pl., 1918.) A report on some mollusca 
collected in Western Australia by Dr. H. Basedow, adding 
about sixty species to the fauna of that State. The new species 
described and figured are: Tellina piratica, Eucithara basedowi, 
and an interesting fresh-water shell Bulimus sisurnius. 


REPORT ON THE CEPHALOPODA OBTAINED BY THE F, I. 8. 
‘* ENDEAVOUR’? IN THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT AND OTHER 
SOUTHERN AUSTRALIAN Loca.itTiEs. By S. Stillman Berry. 
(Biol. Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the 
F. I. S. ‘‘ Endeavour,’’ 1909-14. Commonwealth of Australia, 
Dept. of Trade and Customs, Fisheries, Vol. IV, pt. 5, pp. 


70 THE NAUTILUS. 


203-298, pls. 59-88, 1918.) A valuable contribution to our 
knowledge of the Cephalopods of that region. The material 
studied consisted of 104 specimens, representing 9 genera and 
13 species. On the whole the material was in good condition, 
but the author can find little to commend the use of formalin 
in preserving Cephalopods, unless it be for some of the more 
delicate and transparent pelagic forms. Nine new species are 
described and figured and two new subgeneric names are pro- 
posed—Austrossia, a subgenus of Rossia, type R. australis, and 
Teuthidiscus, a subgenus of Opisthoteuthis, type O. pluto. The 
illustrations based on the preserved specimens themselves, 
which are apparently much contracted and distorted, often fail 
to convey as clear an idea of the animal in life as a good draw- 
ing.—C. W. J. 


FRESH-WATER Biotocy. By Henry Baldwin Ward, Ph. D., 
and George Chandler Whipple, with the collaboration of a staff 
of specialists. Pp. viii + 1111. New York: John Wiley and 
Sons Inc., 1918. This work treats of all groups of fresh-water 
plants and animals. In each group (except the Bacteria and 
fishes) there is a comprehensive outline of the system arranged 
in the form of a key, so that any form in hand may be run 
down to its genus or subgenus with the least labor. Typical 
species in each genus are described and in most cases figured. 
The figures, of which there are 1547, appear to be admirably 
selected, and as a rule are well engraved. The chapter on 
mollusks, by Dr. Bryant Walker (pp. 957-1020, 144 figs.). 
forms an excellent introduction to this group, as the clear defi- 
nitions and abundant figures carry the classification to subgenera. 
As most of the figures represent the more common forms, a 
large number of the species most likely to be encountered can 
be determined. The well-illustrated synopsis of Unionid groups 
will be especially useful. There is no other publication giving 
an up-to-date and complete classification of our fresh-water 
mollusks, the data being scattered in many books and peri- 
odicals. 

The chapter on Conditions of Existence, by Prof. Victor E. 
Shelford, will be of value to collectors of fresh-water shells for 


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its clear though condensed exposition of modern methods of 
observation and study. 

The typography of the volume is particularly agreeable. 
The work deserves and will doubtless have a wide circulation. 
—H. A. P. 


NOTES. 


Cotorapo Mo.tuusk Norres.—The latest find in Colorado is a 
fine specimen of Limax maximus L., found out-of-doors by D. 
M. Andrews, the well-known botanist, in one of his nurseries 
at Boulder, under a board. As he has imported some plants 
from France, it is possible that it came from there. 

Several years ago a few Lymnzxa auricularia (L.) were re- 
ported from Colorado Springs. Lately G. B. Warner sent me 
about 200 dead shells of that species found by him on the shore 
of Dotson Reservoir near Fowler, which is in the same drainage 
basin as Colorado Springs. 

Lymnexa hendersoni Baker, therefore known only from the 
type locality west of Fort Collins, has been found by Dr. M. M. 
Ellis in a small pool west of Louisville. Like the one at the 
type locality, the pool contains water during only a few months 
each year.—JunIus HENDERSON. 


VIVIPARUS CONTECTOIDES LIMI, new name for V. c. compactus 
Pils., Nauriius, Vol. 30, p. 42. Dr. Walker has kindly called 
my attention to the prior use of compactus in Viviparus (Kobelt, 
Syst. Conch. Cab., Vivipara, p. 113, 1906), and the name is 
accordingly changed.—H. A. Prrssry. 


CoMMANDANT Pau Dupuis, of the Belgian Army, and well 
known to malacologists for his useful papers upon the shells of 
the Belgian Congo, having been severely wounded, has been 
transferred to the garrison of Paris, where he is employing 
leisure time in zoological studies, particularly upon the chitons. 


72 THE NAUTILUS. 


GoNAVE IsLAND SHELLS.—The following species of land shells 
were collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott at La Mahotiere on the 
S. W. coast of Gonave Island, off the west coast of Hayti: 
Plewrodonte semiaperta v. Mart. (this is the same as Helix gas- 
koini gonavensis Crosse), Cepolis loxodon Pfr., Urocoptis guigowana 
Petit, Gastrocopta pellucida Pfr., Chondropoma browniana Weinld., 
Alcadia gonavensis Weinld., and Trochatella brownia Weinld.— 
E. G. VANATTA. 


HENRY SUTEBR. 


The well-known conchologist, Mr. Henry Suter, died at 
Christchurch, New Zealand, on July 30, 1918, at the advanced 
age of 77 years. He will be remembered best for his important 
work, the ‘‘ Manual of New Zealand Mollusca,’’ published in 
1913. 

Mr. Suter was a native of Zurich, Switzerland, and from his 
boyhood was an enthusiastic naturalist. He was educated as 
an analytical chemist and was engaged for several years in var- 
ious commercial pursuits without much success. At last, to 
improve his prospects he emigrated with his family to New 
Zealand in 1887. 

He commenced his colonial career by taking a farm in a 
rough bush district. When a middle-aged foreigner, accustomed 
to a town life, turns back-woodsman it is only in a novel that 
he ever succeeds. But when this last venture came to the in- 
evitable end, Mr. Suter had fortunately attracted the attention 
of Capt. Hutton, who obtained scientific employment for him. 
Thereafter the remainder of his life was spent in the congenial 
work of zoology. He held no regular post, but was engaged in 
turn by various institutions to arrange collections, to make re- 
ports or as relieving officer. 

So long did he continue in harness that he used finally to 
claim to be the oldest man in New Zealand earning, not draw- 
ing, government pay. His last occupation was the preparation 
of palaeontological bulletins for the geological survey. —CHARLES 
HEDLEY. 


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Vol. XXXT1T. 


JANUARY, 1919. 


No. 3 


NEW FORMS OF CAECUM IN NEW ENGLAND. 


BY EDWARD 8S. MORSE. 


A few years ago I collected from several scoops of sand from 
Easton’s Beach, Newport, R. I., over two hundred specimens 
of Caecum. From the variety of forms discovered, not includ- 
ing the three New England species’ which were more or less 
abundant, one might imagine that the Marquis de Folin had 
been wrecked off the coast of New England at this place and his 
collection of Caecidae had been washed ashore. In de Folin’s 
monograph of the group he says that the species vary greatly 
among themselves. The same species may vary from a smooth 
to a ribbed surface, not only that but the three sub-genera 
established by Carpenter? under the names of Elephantulum, 
Anellum and Fartulum are not based on permanent characters. 

A reference to Carpenter’s monograph of Caecidae shows that 
he gave little value to his groupings, for he says ‘‘ The groups 
described under Caecum can scarcely be regarded even as sub- 
genera, so very gradually do they pass one into the other; but 
they are found convenient, to avoid the frequent repetition of 
characters, and to aid in the identification of species.’? He 
does not give a single illustration, which greatly diminishes the 
value of the monograph. 

Bearing in mind this dictum of de Folin, one might believe 
that here is a distinct group of mollusks in which permanent 


1C. pulchellum, Stimpson. C. cooperii, Smith. C. johnsoni Winkley. 
? Proc. Zool. Soc. of London, 1858. 


es 


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specific characters had not been established—nascent species, 
in fact. Marquis de Folin published a monograph of the family 
but I have never been able to refer to his memoir. So far as I 
can learn it is not to be found in any scientific library in the 
United States. Tryon in preparing his Manual of Conchology 
has been equally unfortunate. He was unable to obtain the 
memoir. Agents of the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences in 
Europe were specially instructed to obtain the work but without 
success." 

Tryon in his Manual presents two plates of figures of Caecum 
depicting thirty-nine species. I have compared my forms with 
these figures and under the names given have presented a few 
drawings of these forms which more or less resemble the figures 
as given by Tryon. 

The family Caecidae consists for the most part of minute 
tubular shells from one to two millimeters in length. These 
shells are slightly curved backward. ‘The earliest stage shows 
a closely coiled shell discoid in form ; after a few symmetrical 
whorls it abruptly straightens out into a tubular shape and as 
the shell grows the coiled nucleus is discarded, leaving a tubular 
shell which in many species is also discarded after the perma- 
nent shell begins to form. The end exposed after this separa- 
tion is closed by a plug, or septum having a form which may 
be ungulate, mucronate or mammillate. The tubular shell may 
be smooth, longitudinally ribbed or transversely marked by 
encircling ribs, these annulations being more or less prominent 
and crowded. They vary in color from a light brown to a 
chalky white resembling a dead shell, though often preserving 
the operculum. When smooth the shell is often hyaline. 

If one desires specimens of this interesting group he may 
usually find them in the sand which drops out of sponges kept 
in a druggists’ box or drawer. 

It must be understood that the following designations do not 
imply that I regard the forms as representing the species as- 
signed to them. Doubtless some of them are different; but re- 


1 De Folin’s work, ‘‘ Les Fonds de Ja Mer,’’ is now contained in the library 
of the Academy. 


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calling what de Folin and Carpenter say in regard to the extreme 
variability of what are supposed to be species, I judge it better 
not to encumber the synonymy by creating new names. 


Caecum annulatum Brown. Pl. V, Fig. 1. 


A single specimen in the collection resembles the figure given 
by Tryon. At first sight it suggests pulchellum but enlarges 
more rapidly towards the aperture. It differs also in having 
three or four large costae next to the margin or lip. 


Caecum cooperti Smith. Pl. V, Fig. 2. 


This species was discovered by Sanderson Smith in Gardiner’s 
Bay at the end of Long Island in five fathoms. This is a very 
distinct form. From one specimen which was white and chalky 
and resembled a dead shell I obtained the operculum which 
was orbicular, thick, brown in color, concave with six sharp 
revolving ribs, sinistral in direction, indicating that the shell 
was dextral. In various references to the operculum of Caecidae 
no mention is made of the direction of the revolving striae. 

Stimpson in his ‘‘Shells of New England ’”’ figures accurately 
the operculum of Caecum pulchellum, showing the sinistral spiral 
of the lines of growth, yet makes no reference to its significance. 
Even Carpenter in his monograph while describing a number of 
opercula of different species makes no mention of the direction 
of the striae. He describes the shape of the operculum, 
whether flat, convex or concave, whether thick or thin, the 
color, etc., but not a word is given as to whether the spiral 
lines are dextral or sinistral. In his examination he used a 
tin. obj. and the direction of the lines must have been very 
plain. With the lowest power of Zeiss the direction of the 
spiral was easily detected. 

Caecum johnsoni Winkley. Pl. V, Fig. 3. 

This was first discovered at Woods Hole. The drawing is 
made from a co-type in the collection of the Boston Society of 
Natural History. I am indebted to Mr. C. W. Johnson for 
the loan of it and for other kindnesses. The septum is sub- 
ungulate and has transverse lines of growth. It resembles the 
figure in Tryon of C. achirona of de Folin. 


76 THE NAUTILUS. 


Caecum auriculatum de Folin. Pl. V, Fig. 4. 


A number of specimens in the collection resemble the figure 
of this species as given by Tryon. The shell is thin, white, 
hyaline, very narrow for its length, faintly enlarging toward the 
aperture. Near the aperture faint lines of growth are seen. 
The septum is distinctly hemispherical or mammillate. 


Caecum clarkii Carpenter. Pl. V, Fig. 5. 


A number of these glassy tubes were found identical in shape 
to C. auriculatum but only half the size. It cannot be an early 
deciduous stage because the diameter of the tube is much 
smaller. CC. clarkit as figured by Tryon bears some resemblance 
to this form. It has the same hemispherical septum. The 
operculum is light corneous in color, flat with a central smooth 
area with a distinct knob in the centre; this area surrounded by 
minute lines of growth. The form approaches C. cornubovis of 
Carpenter. 


Caecum nitidum Stimpson. Pl. V, Fig. 6. 


This form of which a number of specimens were found is 
without question Stimpson’s species described as a Florida 
shell. 


Meioceras sp., Carpenter. Pl. V, Fig. 7. 


Two specimens in the collection are identical with the figure 
given by Tryon. Its distribution is given from Florida to Rio 
de la Plata. 

Stimpson described under the name of pulchellum the first 
Caecum discovered on the New England coast and gives an ex- 
cellent figure of it in his ‘‘ Shells of New England.’’ The species 
was dredged in ten fathoms of water in New Bedford harbor. 
The other two species of New England Caecum were also found 
south of Cape Cod. By far the larger number of Caecum col- 
lected at Easton’s Beach consisted of C. pulchellum. Miss M. 
W. Brooks also collected a number of Caecum at Narragansett 
Pier and most of these were C. pulchellum. The shell is light 
horn color and easily distinguished. The second deciduous 
stage of pulchellum was very common in the collection. The 
shell enlarges quite rapidly towards the aperture and is more 


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sharply curved than in the adult. A few of the forms figured 
by Tryon suggest the second deciduous stage of other species. 

In the foregoing attributions I am indebted to the two plates 
of Caecidae given in Tryon’s Manual of Conchology, Vol. 8. I 
may remark that all the species referred to are Atlantic coast 
forms, the west coast of Europe, the east coast of the United 
States south of Cape Cod, Teneriffe, Florida, West Indies and 
Brazil. 

EXPLANATION OF PLATE V. 


Caecum annulatum, Brown. 5. Caecum clarkii, Carpenter. 
Caecum cooperit, Smith. 6. Caecum nitidum, Stimpson. 
Caecum johnsoni, Winkley. 7. Meioceras sp., Carpenter. 
. Caecum auriculatum, de Folin. 


9d po 


A EUROPEAN MOLLUSK, HELCION PELLUCIDUM, NEVER BEFORE 
RECORDED IN AMERICA. 


BY EDWARD 8S. MORSE. 


In looking over the sand from Easton’s Beach, Newport, con- 
taining Caecum, I discovered a minute specimen of the beauti- 
ful limpet Helcion pellucidum of Great Britain. It was not over 
a millimeter in length. I first detected it by the opalescent 
markings like iridescent glass. These markings appeared as 
four irregular-shaped areas near the anterior margin. In my 
paper on An Early Stage of Acmaea (Proc. B. 8. N. H., Vol. 
04, pp. 313-323), I became familiar with the protoconchs of 
Acmaea testudinalis and A. alveus and they do not even remotely 
resemble the young pellucidum. The shell is corneous, narrow- 
ing slightly behind. Without the metallic markings it would 
have suggested Helcion pellucidum, but with these iridescent 
spots it was unmistakable. So far as I know this species has 
never been found on this side of the Atlantic. Miss M. W. 
Brooks discovered another European species, Homalogyra atomus 
at Newport and Narragansett Pier. 

In the American Journal of Science, Vol. 20, 1880, Verrill in 
a brief note records finding in the docks at Newport a European 
species never before recorded as American, Trwncatella truncatula. 


78 THE NAUTILUS. 


With the tremendous traffic going on for nearly two years in 
the conveyance of troops and provisions we may confidently 
look for other introductions of European’ species. 


PRATICOLELLA CAMPI, 8P. NOV. (PLATE VI, FIGS. 1 TO 4.) 


BY GEO. H. CLAPP AND JAS. H. FERRISS. 


Shell narrowly umbilicated, globose, shining, opaque white 
with translucent corneous bands, usually one just above the 
perirhery, one just below and numerous bands down to the 
umbilicus, or the shell may be all opaque or all translucent be- 
low the periphery. Whorls 4 with well impressed suture, body 
whorl rounded, periphery high some shells showing a slight 
angularity at the periphery. Aperture lunate-rounded, slightly 
oblique, somewhat dilated above, lip thickened within and 
widely dilated at the columellar insertion; there is a distinct, 
though thin, callous deposit connecting the ends of the lip. 

Diameter 6, altitude 4mm. There is a slight variation in 
size but above is about the average. Animal not observed. 

Type locality, Fort Brown, Brownsville, Texas. ‘‘ In sandy 
soil from 1 to 6 inches below the surface, at the foot of the brick 
piers’’ (J. H. F.). It was also found in the ‘‘axils of banana 
plants’’ and in the soil on the eastern side of the parade ground, 
in both instances with a number of other snails. Collected by 
Jas. H. Ferriss and R. D. Camp in midwinter, 1913-1914. 
Camp reports, Nov., 1918, that ‘‘the old building where we 
found it has been removed and the parade ground torn up by 
changes for the war.”’ 

We take pleasure in naming this species after Mr. R. D. Camp 
who, for several years, has been collecting in the Brownsville 
region. 

Mr. Ferriss noticed this form when first collected and insisted 
that it was not the young of either P. berlandieriana or griseola 
which were found with it; there was too much evidence of 
maturity and its subsequent detection in drift from the Rio 
Grande confirms this opinion. 

It differs from the young of the other species in being more 


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solid and less translucent, and by the constantly thickened and 
dilated lip and the presence of the callous deposit. 'The umbilicus 
is also wider, being nearly double the diameter of that of the 
young shells. The aperture is wider and more rounded, that 
of the young of the above-named specics being distinctly sub- 
angular at the base. Asa rule the spire of the young shells is 
more prominent and the suture deeper, the young shells are 
also distinctly angular at the periphery. 

Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, Praticolella campi Clapp and Ferriss. 

Figs. 5, 6, 7, Praticolella griseola (Pir. ) juv. 


STYLOBATES, A WARNING. 


BY WILLIAM HEALEY DALL. 


Some fifteen years ago a colleague interested in crustacea and 
whose habit it was to bring me the empty shells from which he 
had extracted hermit crabs, left on my desk a jar of alcohol 
containing half a dozen horny objects having the aspect of a 
large gastropod shell, flexible, yet keeping shape fairly well 
while moist. The specimens were of a brownish color with 
beautiful coppery or bronze reflections. Some were torn, but 
several retained their shape in a nearly perfect manner. Of the 
most perfect one, the drawings were made which illustrate this 
note (Plate VI, figs. 8, 9, 10). The specimens recall the large 
horny Velutina so common in Bering Sea, but of course being 
nearly three inches in greatest diameter are immensely larger. 
They were obtained in water between 220 and 436 fathoms deep 
between Oahu and Molokai islands of the Hawaiian group, by 
the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross, in 1903. 

The ‘‘shells’? when collected contained each a hermit crab 
of large size and served as a pedestal for from one to three large 
Actinias. 

After due consideration, and the exhibition to my colleagues 
in the Museum of these singular specimens, I described them as 
a new genus in the Nauritus.'- Had there been any marked 


1 Stylobates aeneus, NAutiLus. Vol. XVII, No. 6, pp. 61-2, October, 1903. 


80 THE NAUTILUS. 


irregularity in the different specimens I should have been more 
cautious, but this was not the case in this instance. However, 
a year or two later another batch was received, and this time 
the ‘‘shells’’ were no two alike, and most of them with com- 
paratively little resemblance to a normal shell. 

The blunder was clear. These specimens were secretions 
from the bases of the Actinias, but how the first lot attained the 
regularity shown by the figures is still a mystery. The readers 
of this article must assess my culpability. 


NENIA COOKI N. SP. (PLATE VII, FIGS. 11, 12, 13.) 


BY H. A. PILSBRY. 


The shell is thin, obesely fusiform, the diameter contained 
about 24 times in the length, composed of six whorls, the first 
14 strongly convex. The first four whorls form a rapidly en- 
larging cone; the next whorl is much inflated ; and the last 
whorl is large, somewhat flattened peripherally in its first half, 
then rapidly contracting, concave a short distance below the 
suture; the neck rounded and shortly descending, free in front. 
Surface mat. of a chamois tint, but darker on the antepenult, 
paler on the last whorl; covered with a very thin cuticle. The 
apex is entire, obtuse. First whorl smooth, the next having 
delicate striae; on the third whorl low, coarse wrinkles appear, 
and the following whorls have coarse sculpture of irregular, re- 
tractive wrinkles. On the neck they become sharper, more 
crowded, and less oblique to the growth lines. The aperture is 
but slightly longer than wide, rounded, ivory-yellow within. 
Peristome;broadly expanded, faintly flesh-tinted within, with a 
narrowly reflexed white edge. The superior lamella is high, 
sinuous, continuous with the spiral lamella. The inferior 
lamella is strongly developed. Subcolumellar lamella is deeply 
immersed. The principal plica is lateral, running in to the 
middle of the dorsal side, where its inner end is closely con- 
tiguous'!to the upper end of the lunella. The lunella is cres- 
centic, deeply curved, and wholly visible in the aperture (seen 
foreshortened in fig. 11). 


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Length 27.8 mm., diam. 11.5 mm.; aperture, length 9.7 mm., 
width 8.6 mm. 

The clausilium is widest in the middle, tapering towards both 
ends. It isa little thickened at the distai end, and the main 
curvature is near the filament. 

Type, Cat. No. 215084 U.S. Nat. Mus., from the Peruvian 
Andes, in the vicinity of San Miguel (6,000 ft.), Urubamba 
Valley, Province of Caxamarca, Peru, collected by Dr. O. F. 
Cook, and referred to the writer by Dr. Wm. H. Dall. 

This species is strongly differentiated from all known Nenize 
by its very obese figure and small number of whorls, none be- 
ing deciduous. The sculpture allies it to such forms as N. 
taczanowskii, (Lub. ), which also agrees in the armature of the 
throat. The inflation of the penult and contraction of the last 
whorl give the shell an appearance of deformity. Dr. Paul 
Ehrmann has remarked of the genus Nenia’ that Ecuador and 
northern Peru are its distribution center; the group here reaches 
its acme of differentiation, and is most numerous in species. 
The present species, of a shape hardly to be matched in the 
whole family Clausiliide, is a further illustration of the diversity 
of forms found in this focal region for Nenia. 


MY JOURNEY TO THE BLUE AND WHITE MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA. 


BY JAS. H. FERRISS. 


At the close of a summer in the Catalina mountains, Frank 
Cole, the guide for tourists and bug hunters to the wilds, led 
me into the seventh heaven. Something over 200 miles north- 
east of Tucson, Mt. Thomas, also known as Sierra Blanca and 
Old Baldy, in this region of perfect delight, stands 13,496 feet 
above sea level, the highest in Arizona, and at that time un- 
known to conchology. Here was the chance at that mythical 
Oreohelix ‘‘ big as a tea saucer.”’ 


1The late Dr. C. Boettger (1909) and most other recent authors on this 
group consider Nenia generically distinct from Clausilia. Its nearest affinity 
in the old world appears to be the Indo-Chinese genus Garnieria. 


82 THE NAUTILUS. 


We left Tucson early in September, 1913, and the second 
night out camped at the Shaw goat ranch in the southern foot- 
hills of the Rincon group. Those hills seemed too naked and 
dry for our purpose and were left undisturbed. However, with 
more knowledge of the ways of the snail, passing that way 
again late in the winter of 1918, we dug into the Shaw ranch 
and filled two cans with Sonorellas (S. hesterna). 

On the eastern side of the San Pedro river, John Lyon’s 
mountain and the southern end of the Bonito range gave up 
only a couple of Thysanophora hornii. Snails have been re- 
ported in the Little Dragoons, only four miles from our trail, 
but were passed by. The White mountains were ahead and 
high. Physas and Succineas were abundant at the watering 
places for cattle, and box tortoises and rattlers plentiful in the 
desert. 

The Graham mountains on the south bank of the Gila river, 
so high that there is yellow pine and quaking asp, plentiful 
enough for saw-mills, has Sonorella and Oreohelix. Camp was 
made in Stockton pass for a day, and a collection gathered at 
Mud Springs on the summit. However, between climbing and 
the descent made by moonlight, only a couple of hours could 
be given to the real work, and the collection was small. The 
Sonorella reminds one of the odorous species of the Santa Cata- 
linas, and has been described as a new species, S. grahamensis. 
The deep forest on the north side of this range is promising. 
Safford, on the railway not over ten miles from the peak, with 
an easy ascent, would be a convenient base for an explorer. 

From Solomonville to Coronado (on other branches of both 
river and railway) a toll road is graded more or less, between 
low hills of the Peloncillo range. Rock slides were plentiful, 
but at that time also seemed to be too naked and dry. Cnly 
one slide, six miles from Coronado, was disturbed, and this one 
had Sonorella (S. delicata) and one of the rare Price’s rattlers. 
The snake was hustled into a Velvet Joe tobacco can with the 
snails, and all drowned in the Gila. Here I had another walk 
by moonlight in a strange country, but Cole had a hot supper 
ready. This Peloncillo range needs further investigation. It 
is about 130 miles in length, from Clifton to a point on the 


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Mexican border, and has been worked less than half a day. 
Daniels and I discovered Sonorella hachitana  peloncillensis 
near Rodeo, New Mexico, in 1907, and F. H. Fowler found the 
same species in Doubtful Canyon, S.-W. New Mexico. Other- 
wise the shells of the range are unknown. 

The wagon was stored at Clifton, a $30 saddle horse pur- 
chased, of course including saddle and bridle, and two pack 
mules hired. Here is a beautiful and prosperous city of about 
ten thousand people, out on the side of the world. The dwell- 
ings seem to hang on brackets from the cliffs. The smelters 
and business houses are huddled together in pockets along the 
San Franciso river wherever the castellated cliffs will permit. 

There were some attractions for weary travelers and it was 
late in the day when our train got under headway. Before the 
packs were lashed the new mules had sung out symptoms of 
homesickness, and to hold them true to the trail the pack 
animals were tied together in a string, Cole leading, and leading 
fast. Ata sharp turn in the trail the swing mule was swung 
upside down into a creek. A few groceries were dampened this 
time and a mule repacked. Then the mules were turned loose. 
Going up a steep hill a packhorse heavily loaded, carrying two 
guns on top of its pack, tipped over backwards, unhorsed Cole 
and came down the hill like a wheel on its spokes. A fat, 
shiny, blue-black stage driver, so joyful he was not attending 
to his business, ran his four-in-hand into our belongings, add- 
ing considerably to both annoyance and oratory. 

A new and wide trail from Clifton to Metcalf, high up on the 
cliffs, ended in the blacksmith shop of the trail builders, forc- 
ing us down the hill upon the old trail along a railroad track 
with many tunnels. By that time it was dark in the open 
country, and not a time-table or a lantern in the outfit. 

At Metcalf one of the new mules dashed through a group of 
celebrating miners and hid under an outside stairway. That 
intellectual animai would have missed a glorious trip had it not 
been for the assistance of those helpful miners. 

With the mule tied in line again we ate a cold snack in the 
saddle and pushed on and on in search of a country level 
enough to tie up mules and spread blankets. At a late hour we 


84 THE NAUTILUS. 


compromised and camped anyhow. Beds were made in the 
trail. Before saying good-night a couple of heavily armed men 
came riding rapidly up the trail in search of a horse thief. We 
were questioned closely and our steeds inspected by flashlight. 
They did not find a chestnut horse, and we escaped. 

Next a ranchman, we had heard helping the Metcalf Mexi- 
cans celebrate their independence day, came riding, roaring, 
questioning and horse inspecting. Easily satisfied or some- 
thing, and without declaring intentions, he dropped his bridle 
reins on the ground and plumped into bed with Cole, hat, boots 
and pistol. 

These adventures of an afternoon were all we had. In the 
morning light Cole recognized in the roaring midnight rider an 
old and generous acquaintance, and gave a monster breakfast in 
his honor. Every day after is a delightful memory—in snails, 
venison, bear meat, mountain trout, interesting people, mag- 
nificent forests, beautiful parks and newness botanically. Here 
was a paradise in gentian time, fringed and unfringed, with 
mountain asters and pentstemons. 

From Clifton to the Double Circle ranch on Eagle creek it is 
a rough country, mostly forested and with sufficient rock slides 
for cover; but the snails do not like it. The trail here ran 
northwesterly for about 35 miles. Then directly north on 
Eagle creek to the south rim of the Blue mountains, 16 miles, 
except a short diversion eastward to get an easier climb. 

Pupas and Vallonias were found near the Honeymoon U. S. 
ranger station, and a mile or two farther came in the Oreohelix, 
fifty miles from Clifton and fourteen days from Tucson. Here 
Cole found the bear. A party of Tucson friends in camp had 
been looking for it, so we split fifty-fifty, the rug going with the 
snail collection. 

The rim of the Blue has a wall of broken granite. We found 
Ashmunella mogollonensis and a greyish form of Oreohelix coopers. 
The latter is also found in the quaking asp and cork-bark fir 
groves of the vicinity, and upon the slopes of the White moun- 
tains. Our route lay northwesterly again across the K. P. 
ciénaga, down Corduroy and Fish creeks and across Black river 
to Reservation creek, the eastern boundary of the Apache 
nation, perhaps 20 miles. This is in Apache county. 


THE NAUTILUS. 85 


Here were the mountain trout, the Colorado river Cut Throat 
(Salmo mykiss pleuriticus, Cope), a pound each; wild turkeys 
in flocks of one and two hundred, blue grouse, beaver, Abert’s 
squirrel with its tufted ears, and a deep forest untouched by axe, 
fire or wind; and please do not complain if the shell collection 
is not as Jarge as it ought to be. Upon this high plateau it was 
a continuous forest of the largest yellow pine, blue spruce, 
Douglas spruce, thickets of quaking asp 150 feet high, alder 
and cork-bark fir—( Abies arizonica, Merriam). There are wild 
peas and black gama grass, and cattle fatter than the average 
corn-fed herds. 

The Black river, known as the Salt river farther down, is one 
of the beautiful streams of America. No dirty water or naked 
banks here, but a robust forest and a sodded turf. It takes a 
good part of an hour to climb to the plateau above. Well 
swept lawns with enough of the large pines for landscape beauty, 
and wide enough for the snail-hunter’s camp and his horse 
feed, either on one or both sides of the stream, and Oreohelix 
from white to black, from high to low, in every rock pile. 

Physas and Pisidiums were plentiful in Reservation creek and 
a few Oreohelix were in the rocks. The next twelve or fifteen 
miles north the country was higher, with prairie parks and a 
few lakes. Besides the few Oreohelix cooperi on the south slope 
of Mt. Thomas there was an abundance of the Vertigos, Pupillas 
and other small species. The trees were so close together here 
that the horses were left at the camp and we climbed the easy 
slope on foot. The dome-like summit of Thomas, with its 
stunted spruces, bogs and moss, had a few shells, and none 
were found alive. 

The scenic effect was concealed by flurries of snow. At camp 
in the morning the snow was ankle-deep and still falling. It 
was cold. Our packing ropes were like rods of iron, and we 
moved. In an hour we rode into pleasant weather and the 
days after were perfect. On the return trip the Raspberry trail 
from the rim of the Blue mountain to the Blue river was taken, 
landing us at Cosper’s ranch. 

Down the Blue and San Francisco rivers Ashmunellas (A. 
pilsbryana), two new Sonorellas and Oreohelix were found in 


86 THE NAUTILUS. 


the slides investigated, but it was again a hurried journey. The 
next year with the assistance of L. E. Daniels the work was 
thorough. 

Oct. 17th, a month and a half from Tucson, the collector, 
snails, snakes and ferns were on the train homeward bound, 
and Cole wending his way over the toll road Tucson-ward. 
Theodore, that splendid thirty-dollar horse, and also one of 
Cole’s, ate too much of a dry, short, delicate, mischievous 
grass, and died at the end of the trip. 


A NEW OPISTHOSIPHON FROM CUBA. 


BY WILLIAM F. CLAPP. 


Opisthosiphon berryi sp. nov. Plate VII, fig. 14. 

Shell longitudinally, finely plicate, ochraceous buff, encircled 
with a broad chocolate-brown band on the periphery of the last 
whorl! and on the lower half of the earlier whorls; slightly shin- 
ing; decollated; suture deep, crenate; four or five spiral ridges 
appearing in the umbilical region; whorls (remaining) four, very 
convex; aperture vertical, circularly oval, peristome white, 
double; the inner, a brief continuation of the whorl; the outer, 
on the right side, smooth, slightly expanded, at the suture 
broadly expanded and excavated over the breathing tube, ad- 
nate to the penultimate whorl; columellar margin expanded 
horizontally above in a broad flange adnate to the penultimate 
whorl, a large lobe curving over and nearly covering the umbil- 
ical region, interrupted below by a broad sinus where the lip is 
abruptly reflexed and attached to the whorl, a smaller lobe ex- 
panded horizontally below. A minute breathing hole within 
the aperture near the posterior angle, connects with a tube, 
somewhat concealed in the expanded and excavated lip, which 
curving back to the suture, descends and ends in the narrow 
space between the ultimate and penultimate whorls. Numerous 
strong raised lamellae mostly originating on the inner lip but 
occasionally extending along the parietal lip, cover that portion 
of the tube visible within the lip. Operculum as in Opistho- 
siphon pupoides. 


THE NAUTILUS. 87 


Length (type) 13.5 mm. g.d. 9 mm. l.d. 7.8 mm. g.d. aper- 
ture 4.7 mm. l.d. 4 mm. 

Length (paratype) 14.5 mm. g.d. 9.7 mm. l.d 7.5 mm. g.d. 
aperture 5.5 mm. l.d. 4.3 mm. 

Collected by Dr. S. S. Berry, March 1, 1814, at Cariji, Cerro 
de Tuabaquey, Prov. Camaguey, Cuba. 

Type M. C. Z. No. 42005; Paratype, collection of Dr. S. S. 
Berry. 

The chocolate-colored band is the most striking character of 
Opisthosiphon berryi. Compared with O. pupoides Mor. it has 
more convex whorls, more numerous and finer plicae, the outer 
lip is smooth, much less broadly expanded below and over the 
breathing tube is bent forward rather than being reflected back, 
as in O. pupoides. The columellar lip does not completely 
cover the umbilicus, as in pupoides, and its two lobes are much 
more widely separated. The operculum is very similar to 0. 
pupoides, differing only in being slightly more oval. In the 
larger specimen very faint traces of fine chestnut-colored widely 
interrupted spiral bands may be seen on the upper half of each 
whorl, very similar in arrangement and color to those seen in 
O. pupoides. A young specimen shows the embryonic shell to 
consist of about 14 smooth whorls, the brown band and longi- 
tudinal plicae beginning at about the second whorl, the plicae 
becoming gradually more numerous and the intervening spaces 
less wide. 

I am indebted to Mr. Berry for the opportunity to examine 
this species. It is closely related to Opisthosiphon puwpoides 
Morelet from the Isle of Pines. The similarity of the shell 
fauna of Camaguey, Santa Clara, and the Isle of Pines, has been 
noted by Mr. John B. Henderson (Navrt., Vol. 27, p. 187; 
Nauvt., Vol. 29, p. 18). Mr. Henderson also calls attention to 
the confusion in the genera of the Cyclostomatidae. 

The species described above belong to Opisthosiphon, Dall 
(Proc. Mal. Soc. Lond., 1905, p. 209). Shells which possess 
the operculum of a Rhytidopoma and in addition are provided 
with a tubular projection behind the outer lip belong here. 
Undoubtedly when all of the characters of the species placed in 
this group are known, it will be found to be a natural one, and. 


88 THE NAUTILUS. 


yet it is true that the value for showing relationships, of acces- 
sory breathing apparatus among the land operculates, is to be 
questioned. The necessity for obtaining air when the aperture 
is tightly sealed with the operculum has apparently caused 
many genera not at all closely related to develop ingenious and 
occasionally somewhat similar breathing contrivances. Species 
of Pterocyclos, Spiraculum, Rhiostoma and Tomocyclos, while 
not closely related to our American land operculates have de- 
veloped breathing apparatus similar to that of some of the 
American species. The American shells belonging to the 
Ericiidae, the genera of which are founded to a great extent on 
the characters of the operculum, show great variation in the 
apparatus through which air is introduced into the lumen of 
the whorl when the aperture is closed by the operculum. At 
least three types of accessory breathing apparatus may be seen. 


First. With perforation connecting with visible external tube. 
a. Operculum of Rhytidopoma. 

1. Tube greatly prolonged, entering umbilicus. 
Opisthosiphon rugulosum Pfr. Matanzas. 
Opisthosiphon denegatum Poey. Isle of Pines. 

2. Tube short, external opening towards and close to 

preceding whorl. 
Opisthosiphon bahamense Sh. Bahamas. 

8. Tube short, disappearing in the suture between 

the ultimate and penultimate whorl. 
Opisthosiphon pupoides Mor. Isle of Pines. 

4. Tube short, straight, not recurved. 

Opisthosiphon sculptum Gundl. Cabo Cruz. 
b. Operculum of Choanopoma. 

1. Tube as in Opisthosiphon pupoides Mor. 

Choanopoma uncinatum Arango. Sta. Clara, 
Cuba. 


Second. With perforation opening directly into umbilical 
region or exterior of shell. 
a. Operculum of Choanopoma. 
Choanopoma blaini Gundl. Galalon, Cuba. 
b. With operculum of Cistula. 
Cistula limbifera Mke. Matanzas. 


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c. With operculum of Chondropoma. 

Chondropoma egregium Gund]. Pinar del Rio, Cuba. 
d, With operculum unknown. 

Licina percrassa Wright. Pinar del Rio. 


Third. With perforation not penetrating to exterior of whorl 
but connecting with an internal air space 
which is situated in the upper angle of the 
whorl and extends back from the aperture for 
a considerable distance. In some specimens 
it may be traced for over two whorls. 

Rhytidopoma bilabiatum Orb, Pinar del Rio, 


The first group has a restricted geographical distribution ex- 
tending from the Bahamas through central Cuba to the Isle of 
Pines. Choanopoma uncinatum Arango while possessing the 
typical Opisthosiphon breathing tube has the very different 
operculum of a Choanopoma. It therefore cannot be included 
in Opisthosiphon, and until a careful study of the animal shows 
its true relationships may be retained as an aberrant Choano- 
poma. 

The second group is confined to western Cuba and while con- 
taining species with very different opercula, and therefore a 
group of apparently no systematic value, is nevertheless inter- 
esting, in that it is confined almost entirely to Pinar del Rio, 
and entirely to western Cuba. 

The third group, of which I have seen but one species, is of 
interest because of the fact that in this case the perforation and 
internal tube appear to be of no practical value; for, though one 
might be led to expect that at certain stages of growth, com- 
munication to the exterior might exist through the external 
sutural flanges, I have been unable to find any structural evi- 
dence of such connection, 

It would appear from the above that if the breathing tube is 
to be considered of value as a generic character together with 
the operculum, as in the case of Opisthosiphon, Choanopoma 
uncinatum Arango would have to be placed in a new genus, the 
operculum being very different from that of Opisthosiphon; 
while the breathing tube, having been considered of sufficient 


90 THE NAUTILUS. 


importance to separate Opisthosiphon from Rhytidopoma, 
would also have the same consideration in separating C. un- 
cinatum from Choanopoma. 

It would also seem that if the breathing tube restricted for 
Opisthosiphon is of generic importance that the modified per- 
foration seen in so many of the Ericiidae from western Cuba 
should also be considered of value generically. This would 
mean, providing that the operculum was still considered of 
generic value, the removal of species of Choanopoma, of Cistula 
and of a large number of Chondropoma to new genera. 

This would merely be substituting chaos for confusion and, 
until the anatomy of many of the species has been carefully ex- 
amined, it would seem better to merely call attention to the 
peculiarly restricted distribution of those species of the Ericiidae, 
which have made structural changes in the shell, probably, as 
Dr. Dall suggests (Proc. Mal. Soc. Lond., 1905, p. 809) to en- 
able them to obtain air when the aperture is closed by the 
opercelum. 


SOME MARINE MOLLUSCA ABOUT NEW YORK CITY. 


BY ARTHUR JACOT. 


To aid any New-Yorkers interested in the shells of their 
vicinity, I am taking this opportunity of giving them the re- 
sults of a few studies which were made during the past year 
in that region. 

The coast of Staten Island from Fort Wadsworth to Great 
Kills was carefully gone over at low tide several times. Along 
this strip are three definite stations. The first (1) is an ex- 
panse of red sand flats (exposed only at low tide) at the 
mouth of the stream which drains the marshland between 
South and Midland Beaches. This is the only place where 
I found Periploma leanuwm, Pandora gouldiana and Lyonsia 
hyalina. Another station (2) opposite the Oakwood Heights 
station on the steam railroad to Tottenville, is a ‘‘sod-bank’’ 
formation, beautifully showing the encroachment of the sea on 


THE NAUTILUS. 91 


the land. The ‘‘banks’’ wherever submerged, are covered 
with Modiolus plicatulus among which and over which crawl 
Littorina littorea and L. rudis. The third station (3) is inside 
the isthmus which encloses the bay near the second station. 
Here there is an eel-grass bed which is exposed at low water. 

The only species of note at Rockaway Beach (4) is Astarte 
castamea which can be picked up in front of or a little beyond 
the hospital to the west of the pleasure beach. Far Rockaway 
Beach (5) yielded the greatest number of species. This is 
especially due to the rift of fine shell material left by the 
receding tide at the angles of the bar which begins to the 
west of the ‘‘bathing beach.’’ 

The numbers in the following list correspond to the stations 
as designated above. 


Pelecypoda. 


Nucula proxima truncula Dall. A valve at 5. 

Yoldia sp? Fragment at 5. 

Arca campechiensis pexata Say. Generally distributed. 

Arca transversa Say. Less common than preceding. 

Ostrea virginica Gmelin. Generally distributed. 

Pecten gibbus borealis Say. Most common at 4 and 5. 

Anomia simpler d’Orbigny. Generally distributed. 

Mytilus edulis Linnaeus. Generally distributed. 

Mytilus edulis pellucidus Pennant. Not as common as on 
Conn. coast. 

Modiolus demissus plicatulus (Liam.). Local. Abundant 
where found. 

Periploma leanwm (Conrad). Rare and only at 1. 

Pandora gouldiana Dall. One valve at 1. 

Lyonsia hyalina (Conrad). Only at 1. 

Astarte castanea (Say). At 4, very small specimens at 5. 

Venericardia borealis (Conrad). Only at 5. 

Divaricella quadrisulcata (d’Orbigny). Occasional at 4 
and 5. 

Rochefortia planulata (Stimpson). Occasional at 5. 

Aligena elevata (Stimpson). Not as common as preceding. 

Cardium pinnulatum Conrad. One valve at 5. 


92 THE NAUTILUS. 


Callocardia morrhuana (Linsley). At 1 and 5. 

Venus mercenaria Linnaeus. Becoming less common. 

Venus mercenaria notata Say. True form very rare. 

Gemma gemma (Totten). Generally distributed. 

Gemma gemma purpurea (H. C. Lea). Different habitat 
than preceding. 

Petricola pholadiformis Lamarck. Generally distributed. 

Tellina tenera Say. Fine specimens at 1. 

Tellina tenella (Verrill). One valve at 1. 

Tellina versicolor De Kay. Fine specimens at 5. 

Macoma balthica (Linnaeus). Commonest at 2. 

Tagelus gibbus (Spengler). At 5. 

Ensis directus (Conrad). Generally distributed. 

Stiqua costata (Say). Found only at 5. 

Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn). Very abundant at 4. 

Spisula solidissima similis (Say). Occasional. 

Mulinia lateralis (Say). Generally distributed. 

Mya arenaria Linnaeus. Generally distributed. 

Corbula contracta Say. Found only at 5. 

Barnea truncata (Say). At1,3 &5, but especially common 
at 3. 

Zirfaea cripata (Linnaeus). One valve at 5. 

Teredo navalis Linnaeus. At 5. 


Gasteropoda. 


Dentaltum sp? Fragment at 5. 

Pyramidella fusca (C. B. Adams). Several specimens at 5. 

Pyramidella winkleyi Bartsch? Two or three specimens 
which seem to be this species. 

Turbonilla nivea (Stimpson). Only at 5, where it is the 
commonest Turbonilla. 

Turbonilla aequalis (Say). I have referred 7 of my speci- 
mens to this species. 

Turbonilla vinea Bartsch. Two specimens from 5. 

Turbonilla areolata Verrill. One specimen, but with six 
rather than five spiral rows of pits, from 5. 

Turbonilla interrupta (Totten). This is the typical form, 
not as described by Bartsch, but as described by Bush. The 


THE NAUTILUS. 93 


color band is well marked in all my specimens (six). Found 
only at 5. 

Odostomia (Chrysallida) sp? Two specimens at 5. 

Odostomia impressa (Say). Several specimens at 5. 

Odostomia trifida (Totten). Abundant at 5, found also at 3. 

Odostomia bisuturalis Say. At 3 and 5. 

Epitoneum multistriatum (Say). Three specimens at 5. 

Polimices duplicata (Say). Generally distributed, fine 
specimens at 4. 

Polinices heros (Say). Generally distributed, fine speci- 
mens at 4. 

Polunces trisertata (Say). Occasional. 

Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus). Generally distributed. 

Crepidula glauca Say. Found only at 2. 

Crepidula glauca convera Say. Generally but thinly dis- 
tributed. 

Crepidula plana Say. Generally distributed. 

Paludestrina minuta (Totten). Occasional at 5. 

Paludestrina laevis (De Kay). Common at 5, a few at 3. 

Adeorbis supramtidus lirata (Verrill). Several specimens 
at 5, all being of this subspecies. 

Intorina littorea (Linnaeus). At 2, 3 and 4. 

Intorina obtusata palliata (Say). Only found at 5. 

Litorina rudis (Donovan). Abundant at 2. 

Lacuna vincta (fusca) Gould. Found at 2, 3 & 5. 

Triphoris perversa nigrocincta (C. B. Adams). Several 
specimens at 5. 

Certhiopsis green (C. B. Adams). Several specimens at 5. 

Bittium alternatum (Say). Fine specimens at 5. 

Eupleura caudata (Say). Generally distributed. 

Urosalping cinerea (Say). Generally distributed. 

Columbella avara similis Ravenel. A specimen at 2. 

Columbella lunata (Say). Generally distributed. 

Alectrion obsoleta (Say). Generally distributed. 

Alectrion trivittata (Say). Generally distributed. 

Busycon canaliculata (Linnaeus). Generally distributed. 

Actaeon pwnctostriatus (C. B. Adams). Several speci- 
mens at 5. 


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Tornatina canaliculata (Say). Fairly common at 5. 
Cylichna oryza (Totten). Several specimens at 5. 
Melampus lineatus Say. Most common at 2. 

Alexia myosotis (Drap.) Fairly common at 3. 


On a tramp up and down the western end of Long Beach 
point, Long Island, I picked up the following interesting 
forms, besides forty-eight of the commoner species: 

Yoldia limatula (Say). 1 valve. 

Arca ponderosa Say. 3 valves. 

Astarte castanea (Say). Common. 

Tellina tenella (Verrill). 1 valve. 

Tellina versicolor De Kay. 2 valves. 

Barnea costata (Linné). 1 valve (fragment). 

Cavolina telemus (Linné). 1 specimen. 


DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES AND VARIETY OF PLANORBIS 
FROM POST-GLACIAL DEPOSITS.* 


BY FRANK C. BAKER. 


Planorbis parvus urbanensis n. var. Pl. VII, figs. 4-6. 


Shell differing from parvus by having a round aperture, 
the last third of the body whorl being depressed below the 
general level of the spire, deeper sutures, channelled in most 
individuals, and a deeper umbilical region. The body whorl 
has not quite as great transverse diameter as in typical parvus. 
In parvus (pl. 1, figs. 1-3), the whorls are typically in the same 
plane, the aperture is oblong or long ovate and the sutures are 
impressed but not channelled. The umbilical region is also 
less impressed and has a ‘‘reamed out’’ appearance. 

Height at aperture, 1.00; greatest diameter, 3.00 mm. 
Holotype. 

Height at aperture, 1.00; greatest diameter, 3.00 mm. 


* Contribution from the Museum of Natural History, University of Illinois, 
No. 1. 


THE NAUTILUS. 95 


Height at aperture, .80; greatest diameter, 2.75 mm. Cotype. 

Height at aperture, .80; greatest diameter, 2.50 mm. Cotype. 

Holotype, number Z 10772 and paratypes number Z 10773, 
Museum of Natural History, University of Illinois. Cotypes 
of urbanensis and altisstmus have been placed in A. N.S. Phila. 

About 40 specimens of this form of parvus occur in the 
marl collections taken from the University of Illinois campus. 
The characteristics mentioned above appear to be very con- 
stant and the race or variety of parvus seems distinguishable 
enough for a distinct name. There were none of the parvus 
form in the material. This may be a Pleistocene species that 
has become extinct. Nothing similar has been seen in other 
mar! collections available for study, but it would seem that it 
should be looked for in mar] deposits, especially the older marl 
beds overlying the earlier drift sheets, or in deposits between 
these sheets—interglacial. 


Planorbis altissimus n. sp. Pl. VII, figs. 7-10. 


Shell depressed, with flatly rounded periphery which is 
placed below the center of the whorl; lines of growth fine, 
crowded, but surface without spiral ornamentation; whorls 
4, regularly increasing in diameter, sloping flatly to the 
rounded periphery; spire whorls sunken below the general 
level of the surface, the whorls forming a rather sharp v- 
shaped suture, causing the shell to resemble a miniature 
Planorbis antrosus and producing a subacute carina on the 
upper surface of the whorls; base of shell deeply concave, 
forming a wide, saucer-shaped depression and umbilicus; the 
earlier whorls are carinate on the under side but the last 
whorl is rounded; the last half of the last whorl is markedly 
deflected, forming a contact with but half of the preceding 
whorl; aperture roundly ovate, shouldered above, the dorsal 
margin much produced over the ventral margin, the parietal 
callus joining the margins and causing the aperture to be 
continuous. 

Height at aperture, 2.00; greatest diameter, 4.50 mm. 
Holotype. 


96 THE NAUTILUS. 


Height at aperture, 1.75; greatest diameter, 4.25 mm. 
Cotype. 

Height at aperture, 2.00; greatest diameter, 4.00 mm. 
Cotype. 

Height at aperture, .90; greatest diameter, 2.00 mm. 
(young, 3 whorls). 

Holotype; number Z 10775 and cotypes number Z 10776, 
Museum of Natural History, University of [linois. 

This small Planorbis is related to deflectus, but differs mark- 
edly in the form of the upper whorls which are more sharply 
earinated, and in the spire which is more sunken below the 
general level of the whorls. The umbilical region is deeper 
and the aperture is higher than wide. The lower part of the 
body whorl is more exposed below the first half of this whorl 
than in deflectus. Young specimens very strongly resemble 
Planorbis campanulatus in form. 

Specimens of deflectus from marl deposits in Milwaukee 
(30th Street) Wisconsin, have occasional individuals that 


somewhat resemble altissimus in the greatly deflected last. 


whorl but these are otherwise quite different. The new 
species may be looked for in marl deposits associated with 
Galba obrussa decampi and the Pisidia peculiar to the north- 
ern marl beds. Only 5 adult and 9 immature specimens oc- 
curred in the Urbana marl deposit and the new species was 
not, seeniingly, a common inhabitant of the pond or lake. 

The new forms described above occurred in a lot of post- 
glacial fossils found in a deposit on the campus of the Uni- 
versity of Illinois, in a ditch and in excavations for the base- 
ment of the new greenhouses. The shells were about four 
feet below the surface, in a deposit of marl underlying two 
feet of black, clayey soil. The fauna contains several species 
which now have a more northern range, as Pisidium costatum, 
P. tenissimum calcareum, Valvata sincera, and Galba obrussa 
decampi, and there is reason to believe that the pond in which 
these fossils lived occupied a kettle hole on the inner face 
of the Champaign moraine when the ice of the late Wisconsin 
glaciation was at or near Chicago. If this is so, then the 


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THE NAUTILUS. 97 


deposit is interglacial between the early and late Wisconsin 
invasions. A paper covering this point is in preparation. 


EXPLANATION OF Figures, Puate VII. 


1-3. Planorbis parvus Say. Owasco Lake, N. Y. X9 
4-6. Planorbis parvus urbanensis Baker, new variety. X9 
7. Planorbis altissimus Baker, young. X9. 
8-10. Planorbis altissimus Baker, new species. X7. 


MOLLUSKS INFESTED WITH PARASITIC WORMS. 


BY FRANK C. BAKER. 


While carrying on biological work for the New York State 
College of Forestry at Oneida Lake in the fall of 1917, many 
animals were examined to ascertain the degree of parasitation 
by worms. The hosts studied ineluded fish, birds, batrachians, 
reptiles, and mollusks. Among the latter many interesting 
cases occurred, both of infestation and absence of infestation, 
the degree of infestation varied from none to fifty per cent. 
Of the twelve species examined, five were without trace of 
parasites and seven were infested in varying degrees. It is 
noteworthy that none of the Amnicolidae or Valvatidae were 
parasitized, and that no worms were found in the small 
Planorbes (parvus and hirsutus). Of those infested, five are 
fresh water pulmonates. The examinations were carried on 
under the direction of Dr. H. 8. Pratt, of Haverford College. 
The table below indicates the species infested and the degree 
of infestation. All are trematode worms the species of which 
have not yet been determined. 


Bythinia tentaculata 17 examined ; no worms. 

Amwnicola limosa 20 examined; no worms. 

Valvata tricarinata 20 examined ; no worms. 

Planorbis parvus 3 examined ; no worms. 

Planorbis hirsutus 7 examined ; no worms. 

Planorbis antrosus 2 examined; 1 with cereariae, 1 without. 


98 THE NAUTILUS. 


Planorbis campanulatus 15 examined; 3 with cercariae, 12 
without. 

Galba catascopium 10 examined ; 6 with sporocysts and eer- 
cariae, 4 without. 

Galba emarginata 5 examined; 3 with cercariae, 2 without. 

Campeloma integrum 3 examined; 2 with cercariae, 1 
without. 

Physa warremana 9 examined; 3 with cereariae, 6 without. 
Small leech in mantle cavity of 3 specimens. 

Goniobasis livescens 2 examined ; 1 with cereariae, 1 without. 

University of Illinois, 

Museum of Natural History. 


TYPES OF GENERIC NAMES PROPOSED FOR ACHATINAE. 


BY H. A. PILSBRY. 


When working on Congo Valley mollusks I noticed that 
while the generic names applied to the Achatinae were discussed 
in Manual of Conchology, vol. xvi, genotypes were not selected 
for some names there considered absolute synonyms. This lack 
is supplied in the following list. Where a type had already 
been selected the authority and date of selection are ‘added in 
parentheses. 

Achatina Lam., 1799, type Bulla achatina L. (Lam., 1799). 

Ampulla Bolten, 1798, type A. priamus Bolt. (Pilsbry, 1908). 

Chersina [Humphrey], 1797, type Bulla achatina.' 

Achatium Link, 1807, type A. elegans Link = A. achatina (L.). 

Achatinus Montfort, 1810, type A. zebra (Montfort, 1810).* 


‘The Museum Calonnianum has been rejected as a source of nomenclature 
by the International Commission. 


? De Montfort appears to have confused A. zebra and A. panthera under the 
former name, but as he stated that Achatinus zebra is the type, the name be- 
longs rather to Cochlitoma than to Achatina. Since he says that Lamarck 
founded the genus, it is evident that he intended Achatinus merely as an 
emendation of Achatina Lam., and not as a new name. It cannot therefore 
displace Cochlitoma, but will be regarded merely as a variation in orthography. 


—_— 


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Cochlitoma Fér.. 1817, type Bulimus zebra Brug. (Pilsbry, 
1904). 

Archachatina Albers, 1850, type A. bicarinata Brug. (Pilsbry, 
1904).* 

Geodes Gistel, 1848, type Bulla achatina.* 

Oncaea Gistel, 1848, type Oncaea perdix” = A. perdizx Lam., 
= A. achatina (L.). 

Parachatina Bourguignat, 1889, type A. dohrniana Pfr. 
(Pilsbry, 1904). 

Serpxa Bourguignat, 1889, type A. hortensiae Morel. (Pilsbry, 
1904). | 

Pintoa Bourguignat, 1889, A. pfeiffer Dkr. (Pilsbry, 1904). 

Urceus (Klein) Jousseaume, 1884, type Achatina achatina 
(1. F 


CARTS ES 
LORENZO E. DANIELS. 


L. E. Daniels was born at Mazon, Grundy Co., Illinois, 
March 4th, 1852. The son of a farmer, his early life was spent 
on the farm, and so far as known his education was in the local 
schools. 

While a farmer in Illinois, though a Democrat in politics, he 
was called from the plow in that strong Republican community 
to take the office of sheriff. Though modest to a fault and with 
none of the politician or office-holder in thought or manner, 
the administration was nevertheless a success. The term of 
office was enlivened by puzzling criminal cases, including 
murder, and there were also serious strikes in the coal fields; 


8 A. bicarinata, the type of Archachatina, is a decidedly aberrant species. 
For the dextral continental species, which have the surface smoothish and 
even, I propose the subgenus Calachatina, A. marginata (Swains.), Man. 
Conch., XVI, 109, being the type. 

* Gistel, Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs fiir hGhere Schulen, 1848, p. viii. 
Geodes is a substitute for Achatina Lam., no species mentioned. 

5Gistel, tom. cit., p. 168. Oncaea is asubstitute for Achatina Auct.; several 
species are briefly described, 

§ Jousseaume merely mentioned ‘‘ le genre Urceus Klein ( Achatina Lam. )’’ 
without any species. It therefore takes the same type as Lamarck’s genus. 


100 THE NAUTILUS. 


but thie quiet farmer had courage, a known reputation for fair 
play, and was trusted by both workmen and employer. There 
were no complaints of violence in labor disputes during the 
Daniels regime. 

The sheriff's rooms in the Grundy county court house at that 
time contained one of the best collections of Mazon creek fossils; 
for back in boyhood days the sheriff had become interested in 
those famous Upper Carboniferous beds near his home. In 
types, especially of insects, the collection contained many of the 
rarest species. They were worked up in a memoir by Dr. 
Handlirsch of Vienna, published by the National Museum. Mr. 
Daniels still owned this collection, together with the accumula- 
tions of many years of research in conchology, and the old 
Illinois homestead at the time of his death. 

Mr. Daniels became interested in mollusks while a young 
man, and for many years collected assiduously, particularly in 
Indiana. For some years he was Assistant State Geologist of 
Indiana. Some of the results of his investigations during this 
period were published, in collaboration with Dr. W. 8S. Blatch- 
ley, the State Geologist, under the title ‘‘On some Mollusca 
known to occur in Indiana,’’ and by Daniels alone, ‘‘ A Check- 
list of Indiana Mollusca.’’ Both appeared in 1903. At this 
time herpetology was added to his other interests, and in later 
trips the collection of snakes, horned toads and especially turtles 
claimed part of his attention. 

Subsequently with Dr. Pilsbry, Junius Henderson and the 
writer, he was associated in field work many seasons in the 
wild places of North Carolina, Tennessee, Arizona, New Mexico, 
Utah and Idaho. In 1910 he joined Dr. Pilsbry and the writer 
in a collecting trip of several months in southern New Mexico 
and Arizona, and in 1914, in company with the writer, explored 
the Blue River region in Arizona and the Mogollon Mts., New 
Mexico. Many new species of Sonorella, Ashmunella, Oreohelix 
and Holospira were found on these excursions. In 1915 and 
1916 Mr. Daniels joined forces with Prof. Junius Henderson in 
hunting Oreohelices in Utah and Idaho. Their results were set 
forth in two admirable papers, published jointly, the first exact 
and critical records for this fauna. 


THE NAUTILUS. 101 


As a collector Daniels was untiring. His bag was always 
among the largest. He seemed to have the knack of finding 
unusual or abnormal shells. Some of these were illustrated by 
him in a special article. 

Species of the molluscan genera Sonorella, Ashmunella, Holo- 
spira, Hemphitlia, Pisidium, Lymnxa, of Gerarus and Asemoblatta 
(Upper Carboniferous insects), and probably other groups, have 
been named in his honor. His collections of land and fresh 
water shells, and of Mazon creek fossils are among the best. 

Mr. Daniels was unmarried. Of late years he made his home 
with a sister, Mrs. James Foster, at La Porte and later at Roll- 
ing Prairie, Indiana. While on the farm be became interested 
in Masonry, often driving across the unbroken prairie a dozen 
miles on winter nights to attend lodge sessions at the county 
seat. He continued up to the thirty-third degree and the final 
services at La Porte were conducted by the Masonic fraternity. 

In person Daniels was of the tall, strongly but loosely built 
Illinois type, of which Lincoln was an example. He was rather 
serious, but by no means lacking in humor, a good camp-fire 
companion. In character enterprising, interested, upright. 

Seemingly in good health, nevertheless for some years he had 
need of a surgeon, and in October submitted to an operation at 
a Chicago hospital. Unforseen complications developed and he 
died October 23, 1918. By his death conchology has lost one 
of its best explorers, and his associates a loyal and loving 
friend.—J. H. Ferriss. 


[ges eases Ons) 
JOSEPH WILLCOX. 


Mr. Joseph Willcox, a member of the Board of Trustees of 
the Wagner Free Institute of Science for forty years, died in 
Philadelphia, October 1, 1918. Mr. Willcox was born at Ivy 
Mills, Delaware Co., Pa., August 11, 1829. After graduating 
from St. Mary’s Coilege, Baltimore, he became engaged in 
paper making with his father. This business was founded in 
1729 by Thomas Willcox, who made paper for the continental 


102 THE NAUTILUS. 


currency, the firm continuing to make paper for the government 
up to 1875. Mr. Willcox was in the Pennsylvania militia dur- 
ing the Civil War, and attained the rank of colonel. 

On retiring from business Mr. Willcox took up the study of 
mineralogy and geology, and during his frequent visits to 
Florida became greatly interested in the geology of that State. 
In the spring of 1886, under the auspices of the Wagner Free 
Institute of Science, he organized with Prof. Angelo Heilprin of 
the Academy of Natural Sciences, an expedition to explore the 
gulf coast of Florida. Leaving Cedar Keys and proceeding 
south, they examined the silex beds of Tampa Bay, and in as- 
cending the Caloosahatchie to enter Lake Okeechobee, dis- 
covered the Caloosahatchie Pliocene. An account of this ex- 
pedition appeared in Transactions Wagner Free Institute, 
Vol. I. In company with Dr. Wm. H. Dall, he again visited 
these beds in the spring of 1887, and with the writer in 1888 
made another trip to this and adjacent streams, making large 
collections to aid Dr. Dall in his great work on the Tertiary 


Fauna of Florida, also published in the Transactions of the. 


Wagner Free Institute (Vol. III, six parts, 1654 pages, 60 
plates, 1890-1903). In the work of obtaining additional 
material in other southern states and in many ways assisting 
Dr. Dall and others, he took great pleasure. On the various 
collecting trips he always obtained many undescribed species, 
of which -some sixteen have been named in his honor. He 
made a large collection of Miocene and Pliocene shells and 
specialized on the genus Busycon (Fulgur) both recent and 
fossil. This collection he presented to the Academy of Natural 
Sciences. 

For many years Mr. Willeox was Honorary Curator of the 
Isaac Lea collection of Eocene fossils at the Academy of Natural 
Sciences of Philadelphia. He was Chairman of the Committee 
on Museum of the Wagner Free Institute, and always took the 
greatest interest in the development of both institutions. A 
warm friend of Dr. Isaac Lea and Dr. Joseph Leidy, he lived 
to see the scientific work and progress of practically two gener- 
ations. He is survived by a son, Mr. C. Percy Willcox, of 
Philadelphia.—C. W. JoHnson. 


ee 


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NOTES. 


Note oN THYASIRA BISECTA ConRAD.—In 1889 I gave an ac- 
count of the microscopic anatomy of a species of Thyasira (under 
the name of Cryptodon) in my report on the Blake dredgings, 
p. 488. This was I believe the first general account of the 
unique features of this genus, the data on Cryptodon furnished 
by Pelseneer in the Challenger report relating to Lyonsiella or a 
similar genus rather than to Thyasira. Pelseneer himself re- 
ferred them to ‘‘ Cryptodon’’ with doubt. The specimen de- 
scribed in the Blake report was 17 mm. high, and regarded as 
exceptionally large. The species referred to Thyasira, under 
the name of bisecta Conrad, was so placed by me because of its 
agreement conchologically with that genus, although it had been 
referred to several different genera and a new genus had been 
proposed for it by Gabb. 

I had long been anxious to examine the anatomy of this 
mollusk, which reaches a height of 75 mm., to see whether it 
conformed to the primitive features of the small typical forms 
of the genus, and by the kindness of Mrs. Oldroyd and Dr. 
Frye of the Friday Harbor Biological Station, Puget Sound, 
this wish has been granted. The specimen was found in about 
four fathoms, muddy bottom among the San Juan Islands. 

Rather to my surprise I find that the description written of 
the small species nearly thirty years ago applies almost word 
for word to this giant of the genus. The only difference seems 
to be the greater proportional length of attachment of the W- 
shaped gills, and the only addition is the presence of a glandular 
area within the basal edges of the mantle extending nearly the 
whole length of the free edges. Something of this sort might 
have occurred in the earlier specimen but have been overlooked 
on account of its minuteness. The arborescent hepaticogenital 
organs occupy the greater part of the mantle cavity, while the 
absence of papillae on the mantle edge and around the efferent 
aperture in the mantle, and of oral palpi, the worm-like foot, 
etc., are essentially the same as in the smaller forms. 

Geologically, T. bisecta recedes to the Miocene.—W. H. DALt. 


104 THE NAUTILUS. 


Cusan Mo.uusks CoLonizED IN FLortpa.—Last April Mr. C. 
T. Simpson sent me 10 fine Pleurodonte auricoma (Fér.) and 2 P. 
marginella (Gmel.), one adult and one immature, which he had 
collected in his ‘‘ hammock ’”’ at Lemon City, Fla. The largest 
auricoma measures 40 x 29 and the smallest 30x 20mm. The 
adult marginella is 27x 16 mm., while the young shell would 
probably have grown larger. 

As these species appear to be permanently established I 
wrote for further information, and below give his response.— 
‘* Little River, Fla., April 20, 1918. I have Plewrodonte auri- 
coma living on the place but cannot give locality from whence 
taken. It has become completely established and every year I 
find hundreds of living and dead examples scattered throughout 
my cultivated pine land, but never in the hammock. I find 
most of the living specimens when hoeing, buried just under 
the surface of the sandy soil, sometimes in dry weather with a 
sort of epiphragm. The other day I found a perfect var. pro- 
visoria in fine condition. I do not remember whence it came. 

‘*Two varieties of Liguus fasciatus, which were derived from 
the general Camaguay to Holguin (Cuba) region, seem to be 
established here. The ground color of one is a warm slate and 
the other has some yellowish on it. I have found two speci- 
mens lately in fairly fresh condition and as it has been about 
four years since any were brought in I am sure they have grown 
here, especially as one was not fully grown. 


‘* Polymita muscarum, white var. with dark dots, is occasion- 
ally seen and the dead shells are rarely found. J. B. Hender- 
son sent the parents of these and they are from some part of 
Eastern Cuba. Our specimens are large, solid and fine. 

‘* Pleurodonte marginella seems to be pretty well established in 
my hammock, probably from Cayo del Rey, and there are 
several variations. Most are bluntly keeled and rather dark 
colored. They keep strictly in the hammock and tho not yet 
numerous they seem to be spreading and slowly increasing. 
They remain under trash and the fallen leaves of palms during 
most of the dry season, but have just begun to appear since we 
had a heavy shower yesterday. They climb palms and live 


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oaks, sometimes to a height of seven feet and seem to be given 
greatly to breeding. 

‘*T have introduced a number of other snails from Cuba and 
Bimini including some of the land operculates, but have never 
found living or dead specimens since. That does not prove 
that they may not be living, as it seems to take a long time for 
a species to become established. Until a short time ago I sup- 
posed that no Cuban Liguus were living in my hammock. I 
have none of the original stock of these that I can be sure of; I 
simply introduced the things for ‘company’ and not for any 
‘scientific results.’ ”’ 

I think the above is well worth putting on record.—Gero. H. 
CLAPP. 


Some Rare SHELLS CoLLECTED IN PuGET SounD, WASHINGTON, 
Durine Juty, 1918.—Thinking it would be of interest to the 
readers of the Naurizus, I send you a short list of some of the 
very rare species we collected this summer at the Biological 
Station of the University of Washington at Friday Harbor, San 
Juan Island. 


Thyasira bisecta Conrad. 
This rare shell we dredged in mud in between 3 and 4 fms. 
Three live specimens and a few dead ones were obtained. 


Macoma nasuta kelseyi Dall. 


This species we found with the above; the specimens were 
larger than those from California. 


Thracia curta Conrad. 
One specimen of this species was obtained in 25 fms. between 
San Juan Is. and O’ Neal Island. 


Thracia trapezoides Conrad. 

This species is the pride of the collection. So far as we have 
been able to find out, this has never been reported living. One 
living and two dead specimens were obtained in about 20 fms. 
off O’Neal Island. This with the first two are found in the 
Pliocene at San Pedro, Cal. 


106 THE NAUTILUS. 


A fine species in the Naticidae may prove to be a new genus. 


Velutina laevigata Linn. 
The specimens we obtained were the largest and finest I have 
ever seen. The largest one is 8.2 mm. in length. 


Panomya ampla Dall. 
Of this odd and rare species we were fortunate to obtain sev- 


eral specimens. 

A report will be published about April, 1919, and will have 
a full description of each species; and we hope to have figures 
of most of them.—Ipa S. O_pRoyp, Stanford University, Cali- 
fornia. 


PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 


Foreign LaNnp Snaits 1N Micuiagan. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. 
Univ. of Mich., no. 58. By Bryant Walker. The following 
are recorded: 

Arion ater (L.), garden in Detroit, one specimen. 

Arion circumscriptus Johns. ‘‘ Cat Hole,’’? near Ann Arbor. 

Subulina octona (Brug.) and Opeas clavulinum kyotense Pils., 
conservatory in Lansing. 

Vitrea lucida (Dr.), conservatory, Bell Isle Park. 


PLEUROBEMA CLAVA (Lam.) AND PLANORBIS DILATATUS BUCH- 
ANENSIS LEA IN Micui@an. Occ. Pap., etc., no. 51. By Mina 
L. Winslow. P. clava was taken by the author in Hillsdale 
Co., the Planorbis near Harbert, Berrien Co. Excellent figures 
of P. dilatatus and P. d. buchanensis are given, with a biblio- 
graphy of the species and notes on distribution.—H. A. P. 


MoxiuscaN Fauna FRoM San Francisco Bay. By. E. L. 
Packard (Univ. of Cal. Publications, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 199- 
452, pls. 14-60, 1918). This valuable publication is the re- 
sults of the work of U. S. Steamer ‘‘ Albatross,’’ commissioned 
in Oct., 1911, by the Bureau of Fisheries to make a biological 


THE NAUTILUS. 107 


survey of San Francisco Bay. A thorough study of the fauna 
of a given area presents many interesting facts pertaining to dis- 
tribution, and a basis for making further observations. The 
number described are 1738 species and 13 varieties collected by 
the survey or previously recorded from the San Francisco Bay, 
San Francisco Co., or the Farallon Islands. The number ob- 
tained by the survey within the limits of San Francisco Bay 
comprises 81 species and varieties. The illustrations are ex- 
cellent, and charts show the local distribution of 18 of the more 
common species. A map of San Francisco Bay showing the 
dredging stations is also given.—C. W. J. 


THE Propvuctiviry OF INVERTEBRATE Fish Foop ON THE 
Bortom oF ONEIDA LAKE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MoL- 
Lusks. By Frank C. Baker (N. Y. State College of Forestry, 
Tech. Pub., no. 9, vol. 18, no. 2, 1918, pp. 1-264. A most 
interesting publication that brings to our attention a great factor 
little considered by most conchologists, 7. e., the importance of 
the smaller fresh-water mollusks as fish food. Animal life was 
found to be most abundant at the 6-foot contour and a sandy 
bottom the richest in animal life.—C. W. J. 


A New Marine Mo.Luusk oF THE GENUS CERITHIOPSIS FROM 
Froripa. By Paul Bartsch (Proc. Biol. Soc., Wash., vol. 31, 
p. 185, 1918). Cerithiopsis vanhyningi, Tampa Bay. 


Four New MoLuusks FRoM THE PHILIPPINE IsLANDs. By 
Paul Bartsch (Proc. Biol. Soc., Wash., vol. 31, p. 153, 1918). 


CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO MoLLuscAN NOMENCLATURE. By 
W. H. Dall (Proc. Biol. Soc., Wash., vol. 31, p. 137, 1918). 
The following new generic and section names are proposed: 
Tromina, Algaroda, Littorivaga, Algamorda, Boetica, Iselica, 
Elachisina, Kurtziella, Progabbia, Crawfordia, Boreomelon, Phena- 
coptygma and Atrimitra. 


108 THE NAUTILUS. 


Tuer Homine Hairs OF THE PULMONATE MOLLUSK ONCHIDIUM. 
By L. B. Arey and W. J. Crozier (Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., vol. 4, 
pp. 319-321, 1918). 


GROWTH AND DURATION OF LIFE OF CHITON TUBERCULATUS 
AND GROWTH OF CHITON TUBERCULATUS IN DIFFERENT ENVIR- 
ONMENTs [2 papers]. By W. J. Crozier (Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 
vol. 4, pp. 322-328, 1918). 


Tue NayapeEs (FrEsH WATER MussELs) OF THE UPPER TENN- 
ESSEE DRAINAGE, WITH NoTEs ON SYNONYMY AND DIsTRIBUTION. 
By A. E. Ortmann (Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc., vol. 57, pp. 521— 
626, 1918). Exhaustive studies of this character of the mol- 
luscan fauna of our rivers constitutes one of the most important 
works in biology. The constantly increasing pollution of our 
streams will locally exterminate many species. The author 
says: ‘‘The region in question is known as one of the chief 
centers of nayad development, and may be called the most pro- 
lific section of the world in this particular group.’’ The species 
often assume different shapes in the larger rivers than in the 
smaller streams and headwaters. Some 88 species and varieties 
are recorded from this drainage.—C. W. J. 


Los Motuscos DE LA REPUBLICA DE PanaMA por James Zetek 
(Revista Nueva, Jul.-Aug., 1918). This catalogue of the mol- 
lusks is prefaced by a discussion of the distribution, peculiari- 
ties of the fauna, etc., and followed by a list of synonyms and 
a bibliography. Besides having many species additional to 
those of C. B. Adams’s well-known catalogue, it has the advan- 
tage of modern nomenclature. 


CEPHALOPODA, AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC ExpepiTion. By S. 
S. Berry. A new species of Stawroteuthis and four of Moschites 
are described and well figured in this interesting report. 


DANIELS 


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Vol. XXXII. 


APRIL, 1919. No. 4 


NOTES ON CERTAIN PHILIPPINE SPECIES OF VIVIPARUS, 


BY BRYANT WALKER. 


Several months ago Mr. Walter F. Webb, of Rochester, 
N. Y., placed in my hands for identification a small collection 
of Philippine Viviparit. The very considerable search of the 
literature that was found necessary to determine the proper 
names to be used for certain species has brought about some 
interesting results in the matter of nomenclature. 


R 
PALUDINA (VIVIPARA) CARINATA Auct. 


No less than four distinct species have been described by as 
many different authors as Paludina carinata or Vivipara carinata, 
viz: 

1820-3. Paludina carinata Swainson. Ganges. 

1827.  Paludina carinata Valenciennes. Mexico. 

1863. Paludina carinata Reeve. Philippine Is. 

1867. Vivipara carinata Bartsch. Philippine Is. 

It will be more convenient to treat these species separately. 


a8 
PALUDINA CARINATA Sw. PI. VIII, fig. 1. 
Paludina carinata Swainson. Zool. Ills., Series I, 1820-3, 
pl. 93, center figure. 


Swainson’s original figure is reproduced as above and his 
brief description is as follows: 


110 THE NAUTILUS, 


‘* P. testa parva, olivacea; spira apertura longiore, apice obtuso, 
rufo; anfractu basili medio leviter carinato; umbilico obsoleto. 

‘*Shell small, olive; spire longer than the aperture; the tip 
obtuse, rufous; basal whorl slightly carinated in the middle; 
umbilicus obsolete. 

‘*A distinct species which is never found larger than the figure. 
I once saw near 100 which had been picked up on the banks of 
the Ganges; the spire is rather lengthened, always obtuse, and 
the umbilicus even less than the last ’’ (P. wnicolor). 

No measurements are given, but the figure (there is only one) 
measures: alt. 21, diam. 16 mm. 

This species seems to have entirely dropped out of sight in 
recent years. It has been referred to V. dissimilis (Mill.) by 
Moérch (Cat. Yoldi, 1852, p. 52), Troschel (ubi?) and von 
Martens (Mal. Blatt., 1865, p. 148). Frauenfeld (Verzeich- 
niss, Paludina, 1864, p. 584) referred it to V. remossii (Phil. ). 
Hanley and Theobald (Con. Ind., 1876; p. xvii, n. 7) simply 
give the above opinions. The species is not referred to by 
Kuester (Con. Cab., Paludina, 1852) nor by Reeve in the Con- 
chologia Iconica (1863) except as hereinafter stated, nor by 
Kobelt in his recent (1906-9) monograph in the Conchylien 
Cabinet, nor by Bartsch (Pr. U. 8S. Nat. Mus., XXXII, 1907, 
pp. 135-150), nor by Preston in ‘‘ The Fauna of British India ”’ 
(1915). 

But it is clear that Swainson’s species was an Indian one and, 
whatever may be its standing at the present time in the Indian 
fauna, it is entirely different from any Philippine species and 
by its priority prevents the use of the name by any subsequent 
author either in Paludina, Vivipara or Viviparus. 


III. 
PALUDINA CARINATA Valenciennes. 
See No. X. 
IV. 


PALUDINA CARINATA Reeve. 


Paludina carinata Reeve. Con. Icon., Paludina, 18638, Sp. 
53, pl. IX, fig. 53. 
Reeve in his text gives no authority for the specific name and 


THE NAUTILUS. 111 


the species is usually credited to him, but in the index the 
species is credited to Swainson. It is possible that he thought 
that the shell that he described and figured was the same as 
Swainson’s species. Frauenfeld (Verzeichniss, Paludina, 1864, 
p. 584) expresses the opinion that Reeve’s species is really the 
same, but the figure, description, such as it is, and the locality, 
if correct, renders it quite improbable. 

I do not think either that the shell figured by Bartsch as this 
species is really the same. 

Reeve as usual gives no dimensions, but his seine measures: 
alt. 25, diam. 20; aperture, alt. 13.5, diam. 12 mm. 

The type, said by Reeve to be in the Cuming Collection, 
seems to have been lost or mislaid as Mr. H. C. Fulton, who 
made a search for it at my request, was unable to find it at the 
British Museum. 

I have before me four shells that I believe represent this 
species and which are figured on pl. IX, figs. 1-4. Two (figs. 
1 and 2) are from the Andrews collection and were sent to Mrs. 
Andrews by Dr. Wesley Newcomb as V. amplior Rve., and as 
from the Philippine Islands. They are clearly not Reeve’s 
amplior, which Frauenfeld (Verzeichniss, p. 569) considers the 
same as Mousson’s V. lineolatus amplus and Kobelt (Con. Cab., 
Viviparidae, 1908, p. 260) calls a variety of V. javanicus. 

The third specimen (fig. 3) is No. 3252 of the collection of 
the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, and formed a 
part of the collection of Joseph Monds, of Salem, Mass., pur- 
chased by the University in 1855. It was originally unnamed 
and is labeled ‘‘ Manilla.”’ 

The fourth (fig. 4), (Coll. Walker, No. 31774) was part of 
the Quadras collection and has his original label ‘‘ Pal. carinata 
Rve., Rio Pasig, Manila.’? With it was a larger shell of appar- 
ently a different species. 

As Reeve’s type has disappeared, I propose to call the species 
represented by these specimens Viviparus pseudocarinatus, fig. 1 
being the type and the others paratypes. If Reeve’s type 
should be found and prove to be identical, his specific name 
will be superseded by pseudocarinatus. 

Viviparus pseudocarinatus may be described as follows: Shell 


112 THE NAUTILUS. 


globose-conic, apex obtuse, narrowly but deeply, umbilicate; 
whorls five; apical whorls dark purple, which after the third 
whorl becomes lighter and gradually fades into a yellowish- 
green on the body-whorl; the dark color of the upper whorls 
is lighter towards the sutures; on the last half of the body- 
whorl of Nos. 1 and 3 are several darker, longitudinal striga- 
tions representing, probably, rest periods. The lips of Nos. 1 
and 2 are sharp and uncolored, having been taken apparently 
between rest periods; No. 3 has the remains of a dark brown or 
blackish margin on the lip, and on No. 4 the lip is thickened 
and deep black. All four shells are quite acutely carinated on 
the periphery of the upper whorls and in the three larger ones 
the body-whorl drops slightly below the carina of the preceding 
whorl and exposes it above the suture, but the carina rapidly 
diminishes in prominence and is practically obsolete before 
reaching the lip, which is regularly rounded. The lines of 
growth are regular but very light, and the entire surface is 
covered with exceedingly fine, spiral strise, scarcely discernible 
on the upper whorls, but becoming stronger on the base of the 
body-whorl; these lines especially on the upper whorls are more 
or less interrupted by the growth lines giving the appearance of 
very minute punctations. 

The four shells measure as follows: 

No. 1, alt. 22.5, diam, 17.5; aperture, alt. 12.8, width, 
11.4 mm. 

No. 2, alt. 20.00, diam. 14.5; aperture, alt. 11.2, width, 
8.9 mm. 

No. 3, alt. 22.1, diam. 17.1; aperture, alt. 13.0, width, 
10.0 mm. 

No. 4, alt. 16.9, diam. 12.8; aperture, alt. 9.6, width, 
8.4 mm. 

Unfortunately No. 4 is the only one with its operculum. 
This (Pl. 8, fig. 7) is like that of V. costatus (Q. and G.) in 
having the inner surface divided into three distinct areas with 
the central and outer portions smooth and polished, but it 
differs from that species in having the intermediate area with- 
out granulation, it being finely and concentrically striate. 


THE NAUTILUS. jy 3 


Mi 
VIVIPARA CARINATA Bartsch. Pl. IX, fig. 5. 


Vivipara carinata Bartsch. Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXXII, 
1907, p. 141, pl. XI, fig. 14. 

As already stated I do not think that the shell figured by 
Bartsch as carinata Rve. is really that species. Bartsch’s speci- 
men apparently belongs to a larger, more elongated species and, 
if mature, lacks the black peritreme that seems characteristic of 
carinata Rve. The color is also different. 

The specimen that I have figured for comparison with what 
I believe to be the genuine carinata Rve. and which seems to 
agree very exactly with that figured by Bartsch, was sent by 
Dr. Wesley Newcomb to the late Mrs. George Andrews with 
another, which was correctly named as V. cumingii Rve. It is 
No. 47035 Coll. Walker and measures: alt. 28.5, diam. 21.7; 
aperture, alt. 16.2, width 13.1 mm. 

As ‘‘ carinata’’ can not be used for either Reeve’s or Bartsch’s 
species and the two are evidently different, the better course 
would seem to be to rename the form figured and described by 
Bartsch and to leave Reeve’s carinata to stand for further con- 
sideration. I would propose that the species figured and de- 
scribed by Bartsch be called V. bartschi, the type being No. 
103666, U. S. Nat. Museum. 


VE 
PALUDINA cUMINGII Reeve. Pl. IX, fig. 7. 

Paludina cumingii Reeve. Con. Icon., Paludina, 1862, Sp. 
itool- PE fig. IY. 

This species will also have to be renamed, as ‘‘ Paludina 
cumingii’’ was used by d’Orbigny in 1835 for the South Amer- 
ican species now known as Littoridina cumingii (d’Orb.). Reeve 
himself says that the name had been used by d’Orbigny, but 
attempts to avoid the duplication by stating that d’Orbigny’s 
species is a Paludestrina. This, of course, is impossible under 
the international code. 

To make the change as inconspicuous as possible, I would 
propose that the species hereafter be known as Viviparus cum- 
ingianus. 


114 THE NAUTILUS. 


Cumingianus is a large, well-marked species and was excel- 
lently figured by Reeve. It was the first of the more-widely 
umbilicated Philippine species to be described and is not likely 
to be confounded with any of its contemporaneous species. 

The characteristic specimen figured is from the MacAndrew 
collection (Coll. Walker, No. 46916) and measures: alt. 39.7, 
diam. 30.5 mm. Another with it measures: alt. 36.5, diam. 
29 mm. This specimen has its operculum, which is of the 
characteristic javanicus type. 

The specimen figured by Bartsch (Pr. U. S. N. M., XXXII, 
1907, pl. X, fig. 7) is apparently immature as it measures only 
alt. 17.1, diam. 14.8 mm. 

Autoptically unknown to Frauenfeld, von Martens and Ko- 
belt, the first two express no opinion in regard to it, but the 
latter (Con. Cab., Viviparidae, 1908, p. 273) thinks that it is 
probably a thick-shelled variety of V. costatus (Q. and G.); but 
that view is not tenable. 


VIL 
VIVIPARUS ANGULARIS (Miiller). Pl. VIII, figs. 4-5. 


Nerita angularis Miller. Hist. Verm., II, 1774, p. 187. 

Helix angularis Chemnitz. Con. Cab., IX, 1786, p. 160, pl. 
134, figs. 1222-1223. 

Miiller’s description of his Nerita angularis is as follows: 

‘* Nerita testa imperforata, virescente, anfractibus spiraliter angu- 
latis, fauce alba. 

‘* Cochlea virginiana e flavo viridescens non fasciata.”’ 

‘List. Syn. t. 127, £. 27. 

‘*Dan. Kant-neriten 

long. 12 lin. lat. 6 lin. 

“* Testa opaca, conica, glabra virescens striis transversis subtillimis, 
spiralibus tribus in singulo anfractu elevatis, acutis. Anfractus 
quinque prope perpendiculares. 

‘Apertura retundata, ad anfractum vicinum in angulum producta. 
Foramen vel umbilicus nullus. Faux calearea. Striz spirales in 
quibusdam evanescunt. 

‘* Figura Lasteri nostris major, caeterum refert. In flumine 
Chinensi emporium Canton alluente.’’ 


THE NAUTILUS. 115 


His reference to Lister was an unfortunate one as the two 
species have nothing in common. Chemnitz in 1786 expressed 
his surprise at the approximation. Lister’s species was un- 
doubtedly that subsequently described by Say (1817) as Limnza 
decisa and now known as Campeloma decisum. As the facsimile 
of Lister’s figure given by Binney (L. and F.-W. Shells, ITI, 
1865, p. 43, fig. 86) is not a satisfactory reproduction of the 
original figure, I give a photographic copy on pl. VIII, fig. 6. 

As to whether Miiller’s species was the Chinese species com- 
monly known as V. quadratus (Bens. ) or the Philippine species 
often referred to V. costatus (Q. and G.), there has been a very 
radical and long-continued difference of opinion among con- 
chologists. 

Mousson in 1849 (Moll. Jav., p. 62) according to von Martens 
(Moll. Weber, 1897, p. 21) recognized that the shell figured by 
Chemnitz as Helix angularis was different from that figured by 
Philippi as Paludina angularis, but overlooked the fact that it 
was the P. quadrata of Benson. 

Philippi (Abbildungen, I, 1845, pl. I, fig. 10) identified it 
with the species described by Quoy and Gaimard in 1832 as P. 
costata. 

Kuester (Con. Cab., Paludina, 1862, p. 26) followed Philippi. 

Reeve (Con. Icon., Paludina, 1862) referred the Philippine 
species to angularis, which he considered distinct from costata, 
though he remarks that the two species are very closely allied. 

Frauenfeld in 1864 (Verzeichniss, Paludina, p. 571) also re- 
ferred the Philippine species to anguwlaris. 

Von Martens in 1869 (Mal. Blitt., p. 145) seems to have 
been the first to refer Miiller’s species to the well-known Chinese 
form commonly called quadrata Bens. 

Morelet in 1869 (J. de Con., XVII, p. 403) argued the ques- 
tion at considerable length and refused to follow von Martens. 
But he makes no reference to Chemnitz either in his synonymy 
or in his discussion. 

Issel in 1874 (Moll. Born., p. 90) followed von Martens. 

The Sarasins (Suessw. Moll. Celebes, 1898, p. 59), while they 
make no reference either to angularis Mull. or to quadrata Bens., 
refer the Celebes species to costata Q. and G. and therefore im- 
pliedly endorse von Martens’ position. 


116 THE NAUTILUS. 


In 1897 von Martens (Moll. Weber, p. 20) reaffirmed his 
position of 1865. 

Bartsch in his monographic paper on ‘‘ The Philippine Pond 
Snails of the Genus Vivipara’”’ (Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus., XXXII, 
1907, pp. 1385-150) followed Philippi and referred the Philip- 
pine species to angularis Miill. 

Kobelt in his recent monograph of the Viviparide (Con. 
Cab., 1908, p. 230) adopts von Martens’ position and calls the 
Philippine species costata Q. and G. But while he states (1. c. 
p. 122) that in his opinion the smaller, spirally-sculptured 
Chinese species should be divided into groups represented by 
angularis Mill. and quadrata Bens., he retains Benson’s name 
for practically the whole Chinese series and neither figures nor 
describes, except in a very general way, the particular Chinese 
form that he would consider to be the real angularis. 

None of the above-mentioned authors with the excer tion of 
Philippi, Kuster and von Martens, refer in any way to the fig- 
ures and remarks of Chemnitz in the original Conchylien Cab- 
inet. If they were acquainted with that work they omitted to 
make any reference to it, and if they were not it is difficult to 
understand how they came to refer costata Q. and G. to Miiller’s 
species. 

I am indebted to Dr. Pilsbry for the reference to Chemnitz, 
the photographs of his figures reproduced on pl. VIII, the trans- 
lation of his remarks and for permission to use the illuminating 
note that follows. 

The translation is as follows: 

“Tab. 134. Fig. 1222. 1223. 

‘* Ex Museo Spongleriano. 

‘*The greenish river-snail with three-fold keels on each 
whorl. 

‘* Heliz angularis, testa conica, viridescente, in quovis anfractu 
tricarinata, apertura rotunda subangulari.”’ 

Miller, Histor. Verm. no. 373, p. 187. 

Then follows Muller’s diagnosis. 

‘This river snail is covered with a dark green coat. It has 
a quite conic formation, and a mainly circular, but stil] some- 
what angular, aperture. It will be most conspicuously and 


——— 


EE 


THE NAUTILUS. 127 


recognizably distinguished from other snails by the three white 
angles or perceptibly raised, parallel, transverse strize, which 
are seen upon the whorls. Because it is seen to be thus some- 
what angular in its formation and aperture, our renowned 
Muller has called it Cochleam angularem. It lives in the Chinese 
rivers, has a length of only sixteen lines and is certainly un- 
known at present to most lovers of shells; hence it is rare and 
uncommon. I donot comprehend how Miiller could find it 
like the figure of Lister, tab. 127, no. 27, which he refers to in 
his Hist. Verm.’’ 

Dr. Pilsbry adds: ‘‘ Miiller’s angularis does not depend upon 
Lister, he notes a discrepancy in size. I have therefore had 
Chemnitz’s figures copied. Nearly all of Miuller’s exotic shells 
were from the Spengler collection, and there is every reason to 
believe that Chemnitz figured one of the type lot from the same 
collection.”’ 

It is only necessary, in addition, to compare Chemnitz’s fig- 
ures with a typical specimen of quadrata Bens. from China 
(Coll. Walker, No. 46135) figured on pl. IX, fig. 10, and Quoy 
and Gaimard’s figures of the Celebes type of their costata (pl. 
VIII, figs. 9-10) to come to the conclusion reached by von 
Martens. 

Morelet’s remark (1. c. p. 407) that Paludina quadrata is dis- 
tinguished by its more elongated form, less shouldered spire 
and a proportionately smaller aperture is a very apt statement 
of the difference between Chemnitz’s and Quoy and Gaimard’s 
figures and practically convicts bim out of his own mouth. 

To which of the many described forms of the protean Chinese 
species, angularis should be referred is ‘‘ another story’’ and 
outside the purview of this paper. But there can be no doubt 
but that Muller’s specific name should be associated with the 
Chinese rather than with the Philippine species. 


ViED 
VIVIPARUS cosTa'rus (Quoy and Gaimard’. Pl. VIII, figs. 9-13. 
Pl. DX fie. 


Paludina costata Quoy and Gaimard. Voy. Astrolabe, ITI, 
1832, p. 170, pl. 58, figs. 1-5. 


118 THE NAUTILUS. 


Type locality: Lac de Tondano, N. Celebes. 

It is not entirely certain that Quoy and Gaimard’s name can 
be retained for this species. 

Frauenfeld (Verzeichniss, Paludina, 1864, p. 571) has con- 
sidered it to be the same as Lesson’s P. tricostata from New 
Guinea described in 1830 (Voy. Coquille, Zool., II, p. 349). 

Von Martens (Moll. Weber, 1897, p. 21) has also made the 
same suggestion. If so, Lesson’s name would have priority. 

Lesson did not figure his species, but his description may be 
translated as follows: 

‘Shell conic, inflated, of a uniform yellowish-green color, 
ornamented with vertical strisee, very fine and very close to- 
gether. Spire moderate, conic, acute, with convex whorls sep- 
arated by a linear and excavated suture. The fifth whorl is 
the largest, inflated and dilated, three prominent keels mark its 
contour, beginning on the preceding whorl. These three light 
lineations form a ribbon-like, flat carina. The aperture is as 
high, as wide, rounded, with a thin, sharp lip and smooth on 
the columellar border, peeked a little at its base by a small 
lamella, which covers in part the narrow umbilicus. 

‘‘Several individuals in all respects alike were 7 lines in heigh t 
and 6 in diameter. This Paludina inhabits the sweet, fresh 
waters of the brooks of New Guinea.’ 

While in some respects this description would apply to V. 
costatus, the dimensions given, alt. 17, diam. 15 mm., if from 
mature specimens, would indicate a much smaller and more 
globose species and his statement that the three lirations form 
a flat, ribbon-like (rubanée et aplatic) carina would seem to in- 
dicate that they were close together and, probably, at the peri- 
phery of the shell. 

Moreover, Tapparone-Canefri (Fauna Moll. N. Guinea, Pt. I, 
1888, p. 23) states that Beccari and d’Albertis found nothing 
like it in their collections. On the other hand, Pilsbry in com- 
menting on another of Lesson’s lost species, Partula lineata 
(Man. Con., XX, 1909, p. 312), remarks on ‘‘ the general re- 
liability of the locality records in the Zoology of the Coquille.”’ 

Thinking that possibly Lesson’s type had been preserved in 
the Paris Museum, I requested Dr. Louis Germain to ascertain 


THE NAUTILUS. 119 


whether they were in the Museum. But he replied that much 
of their collection and nearly all of their types had been stored 
in the cellars for safety and that consequently the desired in- 
formation could not be obtained at present. Now that the war 
is over, the Museum collections will, no doubt, be returned in 
due time to their normal condition and then, if the original 
types have been preserved, a critical examination can be made. 

In view of the uncertainty as to just what Lesson’s species is, 
it does not seem to be desirable to change the well-known and 
unquestioned name for the species until more definite informa- 
tion can be had in regard to the earlier one. 

Viviparus costatus (Q. and G.) came from Lake Tondano, 
North Celebes and is described as being ‘‘ very ventricose, 
fragile and thin, spire obtuse, whorls rounded, carinated by a 
considerable number of acute lirations, of which two or three 
are more prominent, and very finely longitudinally striate. 
Aperture almost circular, slightly angled above, umbilicus 
narrow and deep. Length 27.66, diam. 22.56 mm.”’ 

As shown by the original figures copied on pl. IX, figs. 9-10 
and fig. 6 on pl. X from a specimen from Sukur, Celebes, 
labeled ‘‘ angularis Miill.’’? by Brot, the shell has two principal 
carinas, one at the periphery and the other forming the edge of 
the prominent, wide shoulder; between these are a number of 
lesser lirations, of which two are usually somewhat stronger 
than the others. The penultimate whorl is much smaller than 
the body-whorl owing to the width of the shoulder, and the spire 
is short and obtusely conical. 

I have not seen any typical V. costata from the Philippine 
Islands. 

Kobelt (Con. Cab., Viviparide, 1908, p. 230) has called at- 
tention to the fact that the shell figured by Bartsch (Pr. U.S. 
Nat. Mus., XXXII, 1907, pl. X, fig. I) from Luzon as typical 
‘* angularis’’ (costatus) does not represent the type from North 
Celebes. It was very properly united with V. burroughianus by 
Bartsch and will probably, when large series are obtained, be 
found to intergrade with it quite completely, but at present, at 
least, it seems entitled to varietal rank. 


120 THE NAUTILUS. 


TX. 
VIVIPARUS BURROUGHIANUS (Lea). 

Paludina burroughiana Lea. Trans. Am. Phil. Soc., V, 1834, 
p. 118, pl. XIX, fig. 80; Obs.. I, 1834, p. 225, pl. XIX, 
fig. 80. 

Paludina angularis Reeve. Con. Icon., Paludina, 1862, Sp. 
14, pl. III, fig. 14. 

Vivipara angularis burroughiana Bartsch. Pr. U. 8S. Nat. 
Mus., 1907, p. 136, pl. X, fig. 1. - 

Vivipara costata burroughiana Kobelt. Con. Cab., Viviparide, 
1908, p. 232, pl. 46, figs. 7-8. 

This is a characteristic species of the Philippine Islands. It 
differs from the V. costatus from Celebes by its larger size, more 
sloping shoulder, more elevated spire and stronger carination. 
As the oldest available name Lea’s becomes the specific desig- 
nation. 

».€ 
VIVIPARUS BURROUGHIANUS TRINOMINIS N. Nn. 

Paludina carinata Valenciennes. Rec. d’Observ. de Zool., 
1833, p. 252, pl. LVI, figs. 2a-b; Haldeman, Mon., 1841, p. 
27, pl. VIII; Kuster, Con. Cab. Paludina, 1852, p. 28, pl. VI, 
figs. 6-7; non Swainson, 1820-3. 

Paludina multicarinata Haldeman. Mon., 1842, Pt. 4, p. 4 
of cover; W. G. Binney, L. and F.-W. Shells, Pt. III, 1865, 
p. 22, fig. 40; non Cailliaud, 1826. 

Vivipara angularis Bartsch. Pr. U. 8. Nat. Mus., XXXII, 
1907, p. 135, pl. X, fig. 1; non Muller, 1774. 

Valenciennes states that his species came from Mexico, but 
W.G. Binney (J. de Con., XV, 1867, p. 430) and Morelet 
(Ibid., XVII, 1869, p. 405) from an examination of the types 
have confirmed the opinions of Frauenfeld ( Verzeichniss, Palu- 
dina, 1864, p. 583) and von Martens (Mal. Blatt., 1865, p. 
149) that it is undoubtedly the Philippine species commonly 
known as V. costatus (Q. and G.). The author himself states 
that his specimens were given to Humboldt by a member of the 
Royal Council of Manilla. Valenciennes’ figure copied by 


THE NAUTILUS. 121 


Haldeman is almost exactly the same as that given by Bartsch 
(1. c.) as the typical form of V. angularis (Mull. ). 

Haldeman’s name was proposed on account of the priority of 
Paludina carinata Sw., but multicarinata has already been used 
by Cailliaud (Voy. Meroe, 1826, pl. LX, fig. 6) for another 
species, so that it is not available at the present time even in a 
varietal sense. 

None of the earlier names proposed for this form being avail- 
able and, as in the light of our present knowledge, the race 
seems worthy of varietal recognition, a new one is given as 
above. 

Frauenfeld (Verzeichniss, Paludina, 1864, p. 571) considers 
this form as the same as ¢tricarinata Ant., but if the figures given 
of that species by Philippi and Kuester correctly represent it, it 
is quite different. 


XI. 
VIVIPARUS TRICARINATUS (Anton). 


Paludina tricarinata Anton. Verzeichniss, 1839, p. 52. 

Anton did not figure his species and I have not been able to 
consult his original description. Kuester (Con. Cab., Paludina, 
1852, p. 27) considered it to be a variety of angularis Miill. 
(costatus Q. and G.) ‘‘ differing only in the sharper carine, two 
on the upper whorls and three on the last,’’ and remarks that 
every gradation between the two forms is to be found. 

Tricarinata is not mentioned by Reeve in the Conchologia 
Iconica nor by Kobelt in his recent monograph in the Conchy- 
lien Cabinet. 

I have not seen any Philippine specimens that are referable 
to this species, but Bartsch’s zamboangensis evidently groups 
with it, if we are justified in assuming that Kuester’s figure (pl. 
6, fig. 5), which he gives as a ‘‘mittelform’”’ in the series be- 
tween the typical form and the variety, fairly represents the 
species. 

I have two specimens in the James Lewis collection (Coll. 
Walker, No. 12553) from Celebes (pl. [X, fig. 11), which agree 
fairly well with Kuster’s figure above mentioned. They differ 
from typical costatus by their more elevated form, the sloping 


122 THE NAUTILUS. 


shoulder of the whorls and in the accentuation of the three 
principal carinas. 

Philippi’s figures of tricarinatus copied on pl. VIII, figs. 2-3, 
are not quite so much elevated and look not unlike V. javanicus 
luzonicus as figured by Kobelt (pl. 46, fig. 9) and herein. 
Philippi notes several minor differences between his specimens 
and Anton’s description, but ‘‘has no doubt’? but that his 
shells are correctly identified. 

In the absence of specimens with their opercula, the standing 
of Anton’s species and its relations to both costatus and javanicus 
must remain uncertain. 

XIT. 
VIVIPARUS JAVANICUS LUzONIcUS Kobelt. Pl IX, fig. 8. 

Vivipara javanica luzonica Kobelt. Con. Cab., Viviparide, 
1909, p. 378, pl. 46, figs. 5, 9 and 10. 

The Sarasins (Suessw. Moll. Celebes, 1898, p. 59) were the 
first to call attention to the radical difference in the opercula of 
the two species, V. costatus Q. and G. and V. javanicus vy. d. 
Busch, which in their shell characters are often quite indis- 
tinguishable. . 

In javanicus and its allies the central part of the inner side of 
the operculum is occupied by a granulated area, which is sur- 
rounded by a smooth, polished border. 

In costatus, on the other hand, the central portion is smooth 
and polished, but is surrounded by a narrow, distinctly granu- 
lated area and outside of this the remainder of the surface is 
smooth and polished like the centre. 

Kobelt (1. c.) has described a race from Daraga, Luzon, 
which has the typical javanicus operculum, but in other re- 
spects closely resembles costatus. I have similar specimens with 
their opercula, figured above, which were collected in the Phil- 
ippines by Steere, but no exact locality is given. 

Among the shells received from Mr. Webb was a single speci- 
men from Panique, Tarlac Proy., Luzon, which agrees in its 
shell characters with the Steere specimens, but unfortunately 
has no operculum. 

If Anton’s tricarinata should prove to be identical with this 
form, his name would have priority. 


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THE NAUTILUS. 123 


XII. 
VIVIPARA ZAMBOANGENSIS Bartsch. Pl. VIII, fig. 8. 


Vivipara zamboangensis Bartsch. Pr. U. 8S. Nat. Mus., 
XXXII, 1907, p. 137, pl. XI, fig. 19. 

This species was also collected by Steere many years ago at 
Zamboanga. ‘The operculum (fig. 8) shows that it belongs to 
the javanicus group. I have also received it from the Geneva 
(Switzerland) Museum, but without exact locality, labeled 
‘‘angularis Mull.’’ by Brot. 

A single specimen (pl. IX, fig. 9) from Bugasong, Antique, 
Panay, was received from Mr. Webb, which resembles the 
typical form in shape, but differs in the details of the carina- 
tion. The peripheral and shoulder keels are as in the type, 
but the central one has disappeared and the space between the 
two that remain is divided by four lesser keels, of which the 
two in the middle are a little more prominent; the whole surface 
is very finely, spirally lirate as in the type but rather stronger. 
The lip is black-edged and bluish-white within. The apical 
whorls are dark purple, which passes into a yellowish-green on 
the intermediate whorls and become a darker green on the body- 
whorl. The umbilicus is as in the typical form. 

This form may be called V. zamboangensis duplocinctus. 

The type (No. 45204 Coll. Walker) has 54 whorls and meas- 
ures: alt. 25.2, diam. 17.2 mm. 

I am indebted to Dr. Pilsbry for photographic copies of 
Lister’s description and figure and also of P. carinata Sw. and 
N. angularis Mull. And to Miss Mina L. Winslow of the 
Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, for the reproduc- 
tion of Philippi’s figures of P. tricarinata Ant. 


SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE. 


Since the foregoing paper was written I find that Bavay 
found the original and unique type of Paludina tricostata Les- 
son in the Museum of Paris and figured it in his paper on the 
‘* Land and Fresh-Water Shells of New Guinea’’ (Nova Guinea, 
1908, p. 270, pl. XIV, fig. 1). Unfortunately he added noth- 
ing to the meagre description of Lesson, but contented himself 
with giving an apparently excellent, life-size figure. Although 


124 THE NAUTILUS. 


he followed von Martens in considering it identical with P. cos- 
tata Q. and G., I do not think that the figure in any way sup- 
ports his conclusion. As shown by his figure, tricostata is a 
small, globose form with two visible carinas, the upper one 
scarcely more than a strong angle, the peripheral one is well 
developed, the third (and intermediate?) one, if it exists, is not 
shown in the figure. 

Bavay associates with this as varieties two forms, one much 
larger and the other about of the same size, both of which are 
much more strongly carinated and have a funicular umbilicus 
surrounded with a strong carina. Tricostata has no indication 
of an umbilicus of this form and no umbilical carina. Bavay’s 
varieties are certainly clearly distinct from costata and appar- 
ently so from tricostata. 

Lesson’s type came from Lac Sentani at Ase. 

So far as can be determined from Bavay’s figure tricostata is 
apparently specifically distinct from costata and Quoy and 
Gaimard’s name should be used for the species described by 
them. 


A HAWAIIAN FORM OF TAPES PHILIPPINARUM. 


BY WM. ALANSON BRYAN. 


From a reliable native fisherman I learn that this species of 
clam was plentiful at a certain locality in the mud-flats at Ewa, 
on Oahu, more than thirty years ago, but that it apparently 
completely disappeared from that locality. The native name 
‘‘Okupi’’ was commonly used for the species then though 
more recently the name ‘‘ Mahamoi’’ is sometimes used to dis- 
tinguish it from the more common edible ‘‘Olepi’’ (Tellina 
rugosa Born). 

The story given in accounting for the unusual nature name 
‘‘okupi,’’ which means leg-weary, tired or exhausted, is that ‘‘a 
Jong time ago a native chief with his family and attendants, 
while spending a day at the seashore, accidentally discovered 
this clam as they were wading in the soft oozie black mud, de- 
posited in the estuary of the stream. None of them knew a 
name for the clam; no one had ever seen it before: it was a new 


THE NAUTILUS. 125 


comer and a stranger to the oldest inhabitants. After wading 
about in the sticky mud for a time and having gathered a quan- 
tity of the shells, the company, exhausted from their labor, sat 
down on the shore to rest. It was decided that the chief must 
name the malihini (stranger). Being a stout man and not ac- 
customed to such strenuous labor as he had just been engaged 
in, he declared that the name of the new clam should be 
“* okupi.”’ 

A few hours spent collecting specimens was sufficient to con- 
vince me that the name was most appropriately bestowed. 

The species seems to be entirely restricted to brackish water 
mud-flats and is easily killed by either fresh or sea water. My 
native informant states that after the okupi had heen abundant 
for several years during his youth, there came a period of very 
heavy rain which flooded the lowlands about his home in Ewa. 
After the flood went down there was not one of this species of 
clam alive in that locality. Although he is a professional fisher- 
man he had not seen the clam either in Ewa or at Kalihi (where 
he had resided since 1886) until a few months ago, when the 
natives began to secure them in quantity from the Kalihi and 
Moanalua mud-flats, not a mile distant from his home. 

In a large series of 455 specimens 68 have deep purple in- 
teriors; 374 bluish-white and 14 are from yellow to salmon 
colored, the proportions remaining the same in full grown and 
immature shells. When this clam is cooked the varied dark 
greenish-brown or purple-brown markings’ change to a rich 
chestnut (or between russet and cinnamon-brown of Ridgeway) 
but the interior of the shell is not affected. The majority of the 
colored figures of this genus that we have examined are appar- 
ently made from sun-bleached shells or those that have been 
opened in hot water and accordingly do not show the color as 
in life. 

While these shells agree in the main with the figure and de- 
scription of Tapes philippinarum, and with Japanese specimens 
they differ by the somewhat larger size and bolder markings. 
It may be as well to have a varietal name, Tapes philippinarum 
okupi, for the Hawaiian form. 


’ Bone-brown to clove-brown in the dry shells. 


126 THE NAUTILUS. 


A NEW EPIPHRAGMOPHORA FROM THE COAST RANGE OF 
CALIFORNIA.!' 


BY PAUL BARTSCH. 


Epiphragmophora tudiculata colusaensis, new subspecies. 


Shell depressed helicoid, pale brown with an olive tinge above 
and olive with a brownish tinge below, provided with a narrow 
chestnut-brown supraperipheral spiral band which is fringed on 
each side by a narrow zone a little lighter than the ground color; 
inside of the aperture and the slightly reflected lip, pale 
purplish, the spiral brown band and its bordering lighter zones 
well marked. Nuclear whorls one and three-fourths, well 
rounded, minutely granulated; the succeeding turns marked by 
more or less regular obliquely retractively curved riblets, which 
are about half as wide as the spaces that separate them. The 
last turn shows a few irregularly distributed malleations on the 
upper surface. Base narrowly umbilicated, the umbilicus 
about half covered by the reflected columella. The under sur- 
face of the whorls are well rounded and marked by the contin- 
uations of the axial riblets which extend feebly into the umbil- 
ical area, becoming crowded in this region. The peripheral 
half of the base shows numerous malleations while the umbil- 
ical half is almost devoid of them. Immediately behind the 
reflected peristome there is a concentration of fine pustules 
which are densely scattered over about one-twentyfifth of the 
last whorl; within the umbilicus they extend back a little farther 
covering probably a tenth of a turn. Aperture large, very 
broadly oval; peristome slightly reflected, inner lip decidedly 
reflected, parietal wall covered by a thin callus. 

The type, Cat. No. 334721, U. S. N. M., and two additional 
specimens were collected by Mr. G. Willett ‘‘in an old rock 
slide on the north slope near the summit of a hill about a mile 
southeast of Sites, Colusa County, California, January 29, 
1919,’’ that is, on the east slope of the coast range north of San 
Francisco Bay. The type has 5} turns and measures: altitude 
15 mm., greater diameter 24.4 mm., lesser diameter 19.6 mm. 


* Published by permission of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 


THE NAUTILUS. 127 


The largest of the three specimens, a dead individual, measures: 
altitude, 16 mm.; greater diameter 27,1 mm.; lesser diameter 
21.2 mm. 

No race of Epiphragmophora tudiculata appears to have been 
described from that general region. The general form and the 
weak malleations of the surface distinguish this race from the 
other members of the tudiculata group and strongly suggest 
Epiphragmophora traski, but the nuclear characters as well as the 
other sculptural features all ally it with the tudiculata complex. 


NOTES ON VARIATION IN PLANORBIS CAMPANULATUS SAY, FROM 
BLUE SZA LAKE, QUEBEC.! 


BY E. J. WHITTAKER. 


Variability in Planorbis campanulatus is much less common 
than it is in a related species, P. trivolvis, in which variation 
with reference to size and aperture of the shell has resulted in 
many varieties being established by conchologists. The shell 
in P. campanulatus may vary in size in certain localities, due to 
differences in bottom environment and food supply, but in the 
same area the form is apt to be constant. While at Blue Sea 
Lake, Wright County, Quebec, about eighty miles north of 
Ottawa, in the summer of 1918, the writer secured a large series 
of P. campanulatus, in which several well-marked deviations 
from the normal type were observed. 


PREVIOUS OBSERVATIONS. 

Various observations have been made on variation in this 
species among which are the following: 

Tryon’ remarks: ‘‘ The plan of the spiral in this genus (i. e. 
Planorbis) is such as to yield readily to pressure, hence mon- 
strosities are rather frequent. This consists of a tilting-up of 
the whorls on one side, or even a conical elevation of the spire. 
The smaller forms appear to be most liable to this distortion.”’ 


‘Published by permission of the Director of the Geological Survey of 
Canada. 


*Tryon, Geo., Jr., Manual of Conchology, vol. 3, p. 106. 


128 THE NAUTILUS. 


Dall* remarks of P. campanulatus rudentis: ‘* Very similar 
specimens were obtained from Anticosti, and from Marl Lake, 
Michigan, in which the coil is even more irregularly wound, a 
condition I take to be pathological.’’ 

Bryant Walker’ remarks of P. multivolvis: ‘‘ When it (4. e. 
the abnormality) occurs, it bears the appearance of an abnormal) 
extension of the last whorl being more or less irregular in form 
and usually deflected from the plane of the rest of the whorls; ”’ 
and adds that occasionally P. campanulatus has a similar ab- 
normality. This would appear te be the closest approach to 
No. 8 in the plate accompanying this paper. 

Dr. Frank C. Baker* describes P. campanulatus smithii. This 
species would seem to be very similar, with regard to the de- 
flection of the last whorl, to the ones discussed here, but the 
whorls of that variety are ‘‘ strongly carinated above and below, 
the last whorl being particularly so marked.’’ This serves to 
distinguish the forms. Mr. Baker observes, however, as in the 
specimens from Blue Sea Lake, the presence of the typical form 
of P. campanulatus which shows marked variation toward the 
smithit type. 

Robertson * states: ‘‘ Often distorted so that the tops of the 
whorls are inclined at various angles. Varies considerably in 
the length of campanulate expansion and thickness of shell.’’ 
This is of interest because the area, which his report covers, lies 
within the Archaean region of Georgian Bay, where similar 
conditions to those at Blue Sea prevail. 

Tryon® describes and illustrates an abnormal specimen of 
Planorbis bicarinatus, which has developed in exactly the same 


1Dall, W. H., Land and Fresh-Water Mollusca, Harriman Alaska Ex- 
pedition, vol, XVIII, p. 90. 

* Walker, B., Mollusca of Michigan, Nautiivs, vol. 6, p. 136. 

* Baker, F. C., A New Planorbis from Michigan, Nauriius, vol. 25, 
p. 119. 

* Robertson, A. D., Mollusca of Georgian Bay, Contributions to Canadian 
Biology, Supp. 47th Annual Report, Dept. of Marine and Fisheries, Fish- . 
eries Branch, Pt. 2, p. 101. 


'Tryon, Geo., Jr., An Abnormal Specimen of Planorbis bicarinatus. 
Journ, of Conchology, vol. 2, p. 3. 


THE NAUTILUS. 129 


manner as has the specimen No. 8 of this plate. From the 
illustration it would be taken for an ordinary dextral shell. 


DESCRIPTION. 


In the following description only the characters of interest in 
this discussion are noted: ‘‘Shell sinistral, discoidal, more or 
less rounded; surface shiny, lines of growth oblique; whorls 
four, rounded above and below, rather subcarinated; gently and 
regularly expanding; spire flat or on a level with the general 
plane of the whorls; periphery rounded, aperture lunate, mouth 
of the aperture dilated to a great extent forming a bell-shaped 
expansion; last whorl contracts slightly just before the dilation 
commences; heavy ridge inside aperture beneath constriction 
forms narrow throat.’’ 

The last whorl in many cases shows a tendency to turn 
slightly upwards, the effect of which is accentuated by the 
rapidly flaring aperture. In the normal type this is so incon- 
siderable as to be omitted in most descriptions of the species. 
Gould’ and Haldeman,’ however, mention this feature. The 
former says: ‘‘ The whorls enclose each other in a very regular 
spiral to the last fifth of the outer one, where there is a sudden 
enlargement and distortion toward the left’? (7. e. upward). 
The latter says: ‘‘ Remarkable for the deflection and dilatation 
of the last whorl.’’ The figures accompanying the above show 
the deflection of the lower edge of the aperture to be not more 
in any case than one-quarter the height of the body whorl. 
Binney’s figure 184, reprinted by Call* and others, shows a 
similar slight deflection. Dr. Baker’s‘ plates show no such 
deflection, and the writer has many specimens in the collections 
here in which that feature is very inconsiderable. It appears 
from the fact that so many descriptions are silent on this point, 


‘Gould, Invertebrata of Massachusetts, ed. Binney, p. 493. 


?+Haldeman, Monograph of the Fresh-water Univalve Mollusca of the 
United States, part 7, p. 9. 

* Call, R. E., A Descriptive Illustrated Catalogue of the Mollusea of In- 
diana, p. 410, pl. 8, fig. 12. 

‘Baker, F. C., Mollusca of the Chicago Area, Bull. 3, pt. 2, Natural His- 
tory Survey, Chicago Academy of Sciences. 


130 THE NAUTILUS. 


that this distortion upwards is not readily observed on normal 
specimens, and any large degree of upturn of the aperture would 
seem to be a variation worthy of note. 


VARIATION (PLATE X). 


In the form from Blue Sea Lake this tendency of the extrem- 
ity of the last whorl has been greatly accentuated, as a study of 
Series c in the accompanying plate will show. Fig. cl, a form 
from Mackay Lake, near Ottawa, shows no deflection at all. 
The others are all from Blue Sea. In this series there is a 
gradual elevation of the extremity throughout. In c7 the lower 
edge of the aperture is more than half-way up the preceding 
whorl. In c8 the last whorl has been removed completely from 
the plane of the others, and the aperture is directed upwards at 
a high angle. The gradation throughout is such that all must 
be considered as variations within the species, though the end 
members are quite different. Such variation, however, if fol- 
lowed by the disappearance of intermediate forms would result 
in new species. 

The last shell of the series, No. 8, represents the extreme de- 
velopment of the tendency to deflection from the plane of the 
shell of the outer whorl. Viewed by itself, it would appear to 
be merely a rather odd dextral form. On closer inspection it 
proves to have four and a-half whorls to the point, where there 
is a small campanulate expansion and where the distortion 
commenees. Therefore, so far, it is normal. The contraction 
forming the throat of the shell is much less than usual. The 
last whorl turns upward rapidly and, in a horizontal plane, 
almost at a right angle to the one preceding as shown in Figs. 
c8 and b8 respectively. In contrast to the latter, which is sub- 
carinated above and below, the last whorl is broadly rounded 
above, and irregularly sub-carinated below. The lines of growth 
on the body whorl, though inconspicuous, are spaced normally, 
and those on the small campanulate portion are much finer. 
However on passing this enlargement, the striae become coarse 
again, though more oblique and irregular than on the preceding 
whorl. A short distance from the aperture the shell thickens 
slightly but there is no pronounced expansion at the extremity 
of this additional whorl. 


THE NAUTILUS. 13] 


In addition to the variation noted above, which is observable 
throughout the series, certain individuals show others. Nor- 
mally the spire is on a level with, or slightly below, the plane 
of the whorls. Shells 1 and 4 conform to this feature fairly 
well. But in 2 and 3 the second to the last whorl is higher 
than either those preceding or the body whorl, and in 3 its 
plane is quite oblique. Shell g shows this in a less degree. 
Series ¢ and d show this variation well. 

Normally the whorls increase slowly and gradually to the be- 
ginning of the campanulate expansion. From this nearly all 
the specimens show various diversions, as shown in series «a. 
Shells 4 and 5 approach the type most closely. In 3 and 6 the 
second to the last whorl is proportionately much the largest. 
In 3, 4 and 5, the whorls are rounded above except for the last 
volution, which is sub-carinate. In 2 and 7 the tops of the 
whorls are quite carinate. From the umbilical aspect as shown 
in series b, these differences are not apparent, the whorls being 
rounded to sub-carinate below. 

The lines of growth are coarser, though not to a large degree, 
in some specimens than others. Shell 5 is unique in having a 
series of revolving lines as well. These fade away as they ap- 
proach the aperture, and are most numerous about the middle 
of the whorl. Several individuals have also rib-like striae on 
the campanulate portion of the body whorl, but not elsewhere. 
Revolving lines on the shell were seen only on this one speci- 
men of those from Blue Sea Lake. 

The aperture itself is subject to considerable variation. There 
is a considerable difference in the degree of flare, and as one 
would expect from the varying amounts of upturn of the last 
whorl in the obliquity of the aperture also. Shell 6 and of 
course 8 are extreme in this regard. In 1 the degree of obliqu- 
ity from the vertical of the plane of the aperture is 15°; in 6 it 
is 40°. 

One feature, seldom seen in Planorbis campanuwatus, but which 
is comparatively common in these specimens, is a rudimentary 
color banding. Unfortunately, this feature has not shown well 
in the plate. These colored areas are generally confined to the 
lower half of the whorl and consist usually of two brown re- 


132 THE NAUTILUS. 


volving lines whose upper and lower boundaries are well defined. 
Occasionally the two are merged into one broad band. The 
majority of the specimens in this collection show traces of this 
ornamentation and in many the lines are quite clearly marked. 


Factors AFFECTING VARIATION. 


As seen from the above paragraph, considerable variation 
occurs in Planorbis campanulatus in the area under discussion. 
Although, in the literature, references to deviations from type 
are not common, this form would seem to be a somewhat plastic 
species reacting to some unusual external condition. In this 
case the writer attributes these modifications mainly to bottom 
environment. The habitat of P. campanulatus is usually given 
as ponds or streams with a muddy bottom, or weedy areas with a 
muddy or sandy bottom, presumably in well-protected places. At 
Blue Sea we have an entirely different set of conditions. This 
lake is wholly within the Archaean granite and limestone area; 
its shores, especially toward the north, are precipitous and 
rocky; and its floor, with the exception of some smal]l muddy 
bays is composed of bed rock. No streams of any size enter 
the lake and consequently little sediment is being deposited. 
The larger of these bays are at the south end, and none of the 
specimens here discussed were collected there. The shells are 
often found in from one to three feet of water attached to the 
rock. Upon these rocks, absolutely devoid of sediment, the 
waves during a storm beat with great force. Yet, while waves 
of considerable strength were beating upon the shore, causing 
small pebbles, which were placed as markers, to be tossed vio- 
lently to and fro, this gastropod would remain firmly attached 
by its foot to the rock. This habitat differs vastly from the 
muddy bottom of rivers or ponds. The animal holds its shell 
erect. Any increase in obliquity of the aperture causes the shell 
to be carried more horizontally, and consequently better adapted 
to resist wave action. In all probability this environment has 
developed the high degree of obliquity of the specimens from 
Blue Sea. Planorbis deflectus is an example of a form which has 
a somewhat oblique aperture so that it can lie almost flat, and 
is found occasionally on exposed rocky shores. 


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THE NAUTILUS. 133 


The problem of food may have some influence in the produc- 
tion of these forms. The discrepancies in size of the whorls 
may be connected with periods of scarcity and abundance of 
food. With the exception of the small muddy bays above men- 
tioned, the bottom is very free from weeds and algae, the usual 
food of this gastropod. It is indeed remarkable that the lake 
can support so large a molluscan fauna as it does. Of plankton 
there is none. The gastropods are not abundant, but certain of 
the Unionidae in the bays occur in thousands. 

The temperature of the water and range in depth of the gas- 
tropods are not sufficiently distinctive to be an important factor 
in this connection. The average water temperature is not much 
colder than it would be in the Ottawa valley. 


SUMMARY. 
To summarize the results of this study it would appear that 
the specimens of P. campanulatus from Blue Sea Lake show con- 
siderable variation as follows: 


a. Progressively in an increasing deflection upwards of the 
extremity of the last whorl and aperture from the general plane 
of the whorls. 

b. In degree of elevation and obliquity of the spire. 

ce. In size and shape of the whorls, which vary from rounded 
to sharply carinate. 

d. In presence in one specimen of well-marked revolving 
lines. 

e. In the flare and obliquity of the aperture. 

f. In presence or absence of color-banding. 


Of these the first only is regularly progressive, and the latter 
deviations bear no relation either to it or to each other. To the 
writer, bottom environment, wave action, and food conditions 
appear to be the main factors in producing such a series of 
forms as have been above described. Such conditions are favor- 
able for the development of new varieties and species. 

Note.—The writer wishes to gratefully acknowledge the as- 
sistance and helpful criticism received from Dr. E. M. Kindle 
of the Geological Survey of Canada, and from Mr. Frank C. 
Baker. 


134 THE NAUTILUS. 


EXPLANATION OF PLATE X. 
Variation in Planorbis campanulatus Say. 
Series a. Apical aspect. 
1. From fossil marl beds Mackay Lake, Ottawa. 
2-8. From Blue Sea Lake, Quebec. 
Series b. Umbilical aspect of the above. 
Series c. Profile view, showing aperture of the above. 
Series d. Profile view, from side opposite aperture, of the 
above. 
The four views of each specimen are shown in vertical rows, 
e. g., the four figures at left of plate represent a single shell. 
All figures natural size. 


ON THE LAND SHELLS OF MONROE, CONNECTICUT. 


BY ARTHUR JACOT. 


Twelve miles north of Bridgeport, Conn. is situated Monroe 


Center. That part of the town of Monroe lying between the 


Center and the Housatonic River was searched at several locali- 
ties for terrestrial mollusca by my wife and me. This region pre- 
sents five well-marked biological associations in which land 
shells are common. Of these, the upland swamp (1) was found 
to be richest in number of species and individuals. ‘A tract 
which has not been burned over for a great number of years 
lying west of my father’s house and barns (1) we considered to 
be the best example of the upland swamp association. Water 
can here be found throughout the year, though much less in 
summer than at other times. The trees are mainly elm and 
soft maple with clumps of black ash rising here and there from 
the water. On each side of the wet area, among the maples and 
elms are yellow birches, white ashes, and various swamp or 
wet-land oaks. Lichens and mosses are very numerous, among 
the latter being sphagnum. Thecinnamon fern grows waist-high. 
The dry wooded hill slopes to the south and southwest of this 
tract represents the second (2) association, characterized by 
Polygyra fraterna and Suceinea retusa. The lowland swamp as- 


THE NAUTILUS. Psp 


sociation (3) was chiefly studied as typified by the swamp at 
the head of Cargyles Pond to the east of the above-mentioned 
localities and at the foot of the hill. This association seems to 
be characterized by Succinea ovalis (totteniana). A limestone cave 
association (4) was merely outlined by the fauna found in a 
limestone fissure known as Devil’s Den, situated on the north 
side of the Boy’s Half-way River (the brook flowing from the 
above-mentioned artificial pond) a mile below the pond. The 
limestone is partly leached out, with three entrances, and parti- 
ally blasted out, making a fissure cavern. Here the larger shells 
were quite common while the small ones were not noticed. The 
fifth or fluvio-terrestrial association (5) borders the Housatonic 
River and is characterized by Succinea avara. Although many 
other localities were examined, all the species found are repre- 
sented in at least one of the above associations as outlined in 
the following list. 

The method of collecting the smaller species was to gather 
leaf mould, moss and rubbish (always keeping each collection 
separate), dry the material in the oven, pass it through a graded 
series of sieves and carefully sort over each sifting. The method 
used for finding the larger shells, as well as the smaller, was to 
carefully scrutinize old wood and stones, especially the under 
or moist side, bases of stumps and trees, especially the ‘‘ saw- 
dust’’ in their cavities, the underside of bark, etc. My wife 
rendered me the greatest assistance in all of this tedious work. 

Notice is called to the absence of Cochlicopa lubrica which I 
have found near Bridgewater, fifteen miles further north. The 
Omphalinas also were not found. No distinctly Canadian fauna 
species were noticed. 

Carychium exiguum (Say). Common at 1, less so at 3. 

Polygyra tridentata (Say). Found at 4. 

Polygyra albolabris (Say). Occasionally at 1, 3 and 5, com- 
mon at 2 and 4. 

Polygyra thyroides (Say). Found at 4. 

Polygyra hirsuta (Say). Found at 2 and 4. 

Polygyra fraterna (Say). Found at 2 and 4. 

Circinaria concava (Say). Found only at 4. 

Vitrea binneyana (Morse). Rare, and only found at 1. 


136 THE NAUTILUS. 


Vitrea indentata (Say). Occasionally at 1, 2, 3 and 4. 

Vitrea rhoadsi (Pilsbry). Uncommon, found at 1. 

Striatura ferrea (Morse). Rare, and only found at 1. 

Striatura milium (Morse). Common at 1, occasionally at 2, 
3 and 5. 

Kuconulus fulous (Muller). Not satisfactorily distinguished 
from the next species. 

Euconulus chersinus (Say). Common at 1, fairly common at 
3 and 5, 

Zonitoides hammonis (Strém). Common at 1, 2, 3 and 5. 

Zonitoides arborea (Say). Abundant everywhere. 

Zonitoides minuscula (Binney). Rarest of the Zonitidae, found 
only at 1. 

Zonitoides exigua (Stimpson). Common at 1, fairly common 
at 3. 

Philomycus carolinianus (Bose). Occasional at 2 and 3, 

Pallifera dorsalis (Binney). Occasional at 2 and 3. 

Pyramidula alternata (Say). Occasional at 2, common at 4. 

Pyramidula cronkhitei anthonyi (Pilsbry). Occasional and 
generally distributed. : 

Helicodiscus parallelus (Say). Common and generally dis- 
tributed. 

Punctum pygmaeum minutissimum (Lea). Occasional at 1. 

Succinea retusa (Lea). Fairly common at 2. 

Succinea ovalis (Say). Uncommon at 2 and 38. 

Succinea ovalis totteniana (Lea). Common at 3. 

Succinea avara (Say). Common at 5. 

Strobilops labyrinthica (Say). Common in one spot (about a 
decaying tree-top) at 1. 

Bifidaria contracta (Say). Found at 1. 

Bifidaria pentodon (Say). Common at 1 and 3, the com- 
monest Pupillid. 

Bifidaria tappaniana (C. B. Adams). Found at 1 and 3. 

Vertigo gould (Binney). A few specimens from 1 were con- 
sidered to be this species. 

Vertigo bollesiana (Morse). Occasional at 1. 

Vertigo ventricosa (Morse). Fairly common at 1. 

Vertigo ovata (Say). Fairly common at 1. 

Vallonia pulchella (Muller). Rare, at 1 only. 


—=— = ee 


THE NAUTILUS. 137 


SOME FURTHER COMMENTS UPON THE WORK OF LORENZO EUGENE 
DANIELS. 


BY JUNIUS HENDERSON, 


My good friend Ferriss, in the interesting account of the life, 
character and scientific work of Mr. Daniels, has briefly men- 
tioned the principal items of his work, but there is opportunity 
for enlargement upon some of the items. Daniels’ work is a 
good text for a sermonette upon the great value of the non- 
professional and semi-professional in science. His vocation was 
agriculture, which furnished the means for carrying on his avo- 
cation, the collection and study of natural history material. 
Perhaps there is no branch of natural science that has profited 
more from the labors of such men than has conchology. There 
are few strictly professional conchologists or malacologists—that 
is, men whose living is derived from such work. Therefore, 
the progress of the science is dependent upon those to whom 
the work is an avocation, done for the pure love of it, with no 
thought of financial remuneration. After all, is not that the 
best reward ? 

Many of us may not realize the extent and value of Daniels’ 
work so fully as we would had his modesty not kept him so 
much in the background. His mind was a fountain of infor- 
mation concerning the habits and habitats of snails and methods 
of caring for material, which information was freely at the dis- 
posal of his friends. He was usually content to allow others to 
do the publishing, or to appear only as joint author. I only 
recall seven papers bearing bis name as the sole author. Prob- 
ably there are others. In the former account his Minnesota and 
Montana work was not mentinned. His Minnesota paper 
covered a field where work was much needed, for the literature 
of that state was scant compared with that of many states. His 
Montana work, published by Vanatta, was in a vast territory 
that has only been scratched in a few places by students of 
Mollusca. His two seasons in Indiana, prior to 1903, forming 
the basis for nis Catalogue, added 91 to the 184 species and 
varieties listed for that state by Call, and he has since added 


135 THE NAUTILUS. 


others. It is impossible to estimate, without a great deal of 
time spent in searching the literature, the forms new to science 
discovered by him individually or jointly with others, or the 
extent to which his discoveries have added to the known range 
of species. Only asmall proportion of the species he discovered 
bear his name. In view of the large amount of work he did in 
collecting snails of the genus Oreohelix in six states, sometimes 
by himself, sometimes with others, and the number of new 
forms of Oreoheliz discovered on those expeditions, it is a shock 
to realize that no member of that genus is dedicated to him by 
name. 

Another thought has been in my mind for some time. In 
estimating the work of such an enthusiastic and indefatigable 
collector, do we place a high enough value upon the benefit to 
science of the wide distribution of the material, accompanied by 
reliable data, to other collections and particularly to museums ? 
Material obtained by Mr. Daniels in out-of-the-way places has 
reached many institutions where it will be studied by hundreds 
of students for perhaps a century to come, and doubtless will 
result or assist in adding many facts to our knowledge of natural 
history, especially of the distribution and variation of species, 
and straightening out problems of nomenclature and classifica- 
tion, in the years to come. 

Mr. Daniels’ collections in eleven states have resulted in pub- 
lished reports. I believe he also made one or two trips to 
Florida, but do not know whether those trips resulted in any 
publications. Wright, in his description of Unio danielsi, from 
Georgia, stated that Mr. Daniels partly financed some work in 
that state too. 

In addition to the loss to science, those of us who have en- 
dured hardships with him in a difficult country, and enjoyed 
his quiet companionship, looking forward to other trips, feel a 
deep personal loss in his removal from our midst. 


THE NAUTILUS. 139 


REMARES UPON THE IDENTITY OF ‘‘UNIO FASCIATA,’’ RAFINESQUE. 


BY L. S. FRIERSON. 


Lampsilis fasciata, Rafinesque. 
Unio fasciata, Rafinesque, 1820. 
Unio siliquoideus, Barnes, 1823. 
Unio inflatus, Barnes, 1823. 

Unio distans, Anthony, 1865. 

Unio luteolus, Auct. as of Lamarck. 


The above wide-spread, common, and well-known Naiad, is 
seldom given the name which we adopt (‘‘fasciata, Rafinesque’’ ) 
but is all but universally known as ‘‘luteolus’’ as of Lamarck. 

The use of the latter as the specific name of the shell is merely 
the unquestioning acceptation of the dictum of Dr. Lea, who on 
returning from Europe in 1833, wrote that the ‘‘ specimen cited 
by Lamarck’’ seen by him in the ‘‘ Garden of Plants’’ was a 
‘true siliquoideus’’ of Barnes. Against this application of 
Lamarck’s name for the species, the following reasons seem just. 


(1) Lamarck’s description does not describe the species in 
question, but does fairly well describe the Unio cariosus, 
Say, as evidenced by the unanimous opinion of all writers 
previous to Lea’s pronouncement of 1833 (as well as by some 
of the more courageous spirits since that event). 

(2) Lamarck gives as habitats (he must have seen more than 
one?) the ‘‘Susquehanna and Mohawk Rivers.”’ 

The cariosus abounds in these streams, but from neither 
of them did Lamarck obtain specimens of the species luteolus, 
Auct. (The shell does not live in the Susquehanna; but accord- 
ing to Marshall the species is now an immigrant in the Mohawk 
through the Erie canal, and this is confirmed as to the Genesee 
by Ortmann. ) 

(3) Lea claimed that the specimen seen by him, ‘‘ cited by 
Lamarck,’’ was a ‘‘true siliquoideus, Barnes;’’ but his ident- 
ification was disputed by Férussac, who stated that according 
to Lamarck’s ‘‘ example ’’ the shell was ‘‘ cariosus, Say.’’ 


140 THE NAUTILUS. 


The use of ‘‘luteolus’’ as the specific name of the species in 
question is therefore unwarranted by the description; is abso- 
lutely contradicted by the habitats assigned, and rests solely 
upon the identification of a specimen made by one student, 
which was at once contradicted by another of equal ability, for 
it must not be overlooked that in 1832 Lea was by no means 
the ‘‘authority’’ that he afterwards became. 

(In 1829 Lea considered the ‘‘ Unio cornutus’’ to be a ‘‘ pro- 
tean species’’ whose ‘‘ varieties run into the aesopus,’’ and em- 
braced those species which Lea afterwards knew as ‘‘ Unio per- 
plexus’’ and ‘‘foliatus.’’ It was still later before he appreciated 
the specific differences existing between ‘‘ Unio verrucosus’’ 
and ‘‘ pustulosus;’’ or between the ‘‘ Unio plicatus and multi- 
plicatus.’’ ) 

Notwithstanding that Lea in 1832 conversed with Férussac 
over the cabinet of the latter, concerning their ‘‘ favorites, the 
Unios,’’ the latter student (who had specimens of the present 
species in his cabinet) stuck to his opinion that the ‘‘luteolus 
of Lamarck’’ was the ‘‘ cariosus, Say.”’ 

In view of the above the continued use of Lamarck’s name 
for the present species is clearly unwarranted, except by the 
rather flimsy claim of usage. 

Turning now to the name we adopt (fasciata, Rafinesque) 
we find from its description that Rafinesque had before him an 
extremely wide-spread species, found practically all over the 
Ohio drainage, occurring, he writes, ‘‘in the rivers Ohio, Alle- 
ghany, Muskingum, Kentucky, Green, Salt, etc.”’ 

Aside from other characters he states that his species (which 
though ordinarily small, attains a length of three inches) is in- 
equilateral, elliptical, ventricose and rather thick. 

Its epidermis is olive, with brownish rays; a variety has dark 
rays; another is greenish with blackish rays, alternately wider 
and narrower; others are copper-colored, with olive rays. 

The nacre is bluish, except that in the last variety it is 
coppery-white. The cardinal tooth is ‘‘ divaricate.’’ 

A handsome species approaching the ‘‘ ochraceus, Say.’’ 

The above characters can be ascribed to no known Naiad from 
the Ohio drainage except to the species in question. 


THE NAUTILUS. 141 


(A conclusion made doubly certain when we know that even 
Dr. Lea thought that the ‘‘ Lampsilis fasciola, Rafinesque”’ 
might be the species which he (Lea) had afterwards named 
‘* Unio multiradiatus.’’) 

It is true that the name ‘‘ Unio fasciata, Rafinesque,’’ was 
given by Conrad to a rayed specimen of ‘‘ligamentinus, 
Lamarck’’ (Monography, Plate I, 1836), an error which may 
yet quite often be found duplicated in cabinets. 


But this patent error of Conrad’s scarcely militates against 
the conclusions drawn, since we find in the same work (Mon- 
ography) figured as one species, specimens of the very diverse 
shells, Unio fisherianus, Lea, and Unio nasutus, Say (Plate 18). 

We find, too, that Conrad figured under the name of ‘‘ Unio 
glans, Lea,’’ a specimen of the very different Unio perpur- 
pureus, Lea (Monography, Plate 9), etc. 

As bearing upon Conrad’s figure referred to, Dr. Lea cogently 
remarks: ‘‘ Mr. Conrad thinks the ‘crassus, Say,’ is the ‘ fasci- 
ata’ of Rafinesque. An examination of his description ought 
to satisfy any one that the ‘ crassus, Say’ could not have been 
under the eye of the author when he made his description of 
‘ fasciata.’ ”’ 

As bearing upon the identification of ‘‘fasciata’’ with the 
‘* pseudo-luteolus ’’—the ‘‘ Unio siliquoideus, Barnes,’’ it is a 
matter of history that Rafinesque often sent to Ferussac speci- 
mens of shells from the West, bearing names given by the 
donor. 

Dr. Lea records the fact that specimens of the ‘‘ siliquoideus, 
Barnes’’ were seen by him in the cabinet of Ferussac in 1832, 
labeled ‘‘ Unio fasciata, Rafinesque.’’ 

All of the available evidence therefore goes to show that the 
name ‘‘fasciata, Rafinesque’’ must supplant as the specific 
name of the species, the ‘‘ luteolus, Lamarck,’’ the latter being 
a synonym of the early ‘‘ Unio cariosus, Say.’’ 


142 THE NAUTILUS. 


aa as 
ELIZABETH LETSON BRYAN, sC. D. 


Elizabeth Letson Bryan died on February 28th at her home 
in Honolulu, of an organic heart affection after an illness of 
nearly eight months. 

Mrs. Bryan was born April 9, 1874, at Griffin’s Mills, Erie 
Co., New York, the only child of Augustus F. and Nellie Webb 
Letson. She was a direct descendant from Governor Bradford, 
first governor of Massachusetts, and was a member of the May- 
flower Society of New York. She early became interested in 
natural history, especially conchology. In 1892 she entered 
upon her long service in the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, 
of which she became Director in 1899, finally retiring, after a 
connection of seventeen years, upon her marriage to Professor 
William Alanson Bryan in 1909. This long period was inter- 
rupted by several years given to study in the Academy of 
Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the United States National 
Museum. 

In 1899 the Conchological Society of Buffalo was organized 
by her, and a new period of local enthusiasm for the study of 
mollusks began. In 1906 Alfred University conferred the hon- 
orary degree of Doctor of Science. She was a member of the 
American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Con- 
chological Society of Great Britain and Ireland, and various 
other scientific bodies. 

Dr. Letson’s publications relate chiefly to the mollusks of 
New York, the more extensive being a Check List of the Mol- 
lusca of New York, Bull. 341, N. Y. State Education Depart- 
ment, 1905; Post-Pliocene Fossils of the Niagara River Gravels, 
published in a Bulletin of the State Museum, 1901; a partial 
list of the shells found in Erie and Niagara counties and the 
Niagara frontier, Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sci., IX, 1909. At 
the time of her marriage to Professor Bryan, of the College of 
Hawaii, and her removal to Honolulu, she was working on a 
monograph of the New York Mollusca. 

In Honolulu Mrs. Bryan engaged ardently in the collection 


THE NAUTILUS. 143 


of marine shells. Professor Bryan, who had before been chiefly 
known for his work on birds, added the mollusks to his other 
interests, and together, on many an island collecting trip, they 
amassed the largest collection of Hawaiian marine shells yet 
brought together. 

For several years she had served as librarian of the College 
of Hawaii, a congenial task bringing many young people under 
her influence. 

In 1917-18 Professor and Mrs. Bryan traveled in California 
and the East, spending several months at the Academy of 
Natural Sciences in studying Hawaiian shells. For the same 
purpose the museums of Cambridge and Washington were also 
visited. 

Mrs. Bryan’s gracious personality and sunny outlook, no 
less than the genuine love of nature which determined the 
course of her life, made her many warm friends who mourn her 
untimely death. MASE 


Dr. Herbert Huntington Smith, Curator at the Museum of 
the University of Alabama, was killed by a train on March 22. 
A notice of his life and work will appear later. 


GE 
NOTES. 


THE INTRODUCTION OF ACANTHINULA HARPA (SAY) AND CIRCI- 
NARIA VANCOUVERENSIS (LEA) InTO St. Paut ISLAND, ALASKA. 
—In order that there may be a definite record of the introduc- 
tion of these two species by man into St. Paul Island, I wish to 
state that I placed about ten specimens of each of these species 
behind the laboratories on St. Paul Island, of the Pribiloff 
Group, in June, 1916. It may also be well to note that I was 
unable to find any trace of these in 1918. This, of course, 
does not mean that they may not still be in existence there.— 
G. DaLtias HANNA. 


144 THE NAUTILUS. 


HENDERSON COLLECTION OF ANTILLEAN LAND MOLLUsKs.— 
The National Museum has recently received as a gift from Mr. 
John B. Henderson, one of the Regents of the Smithsonian In- 
stitution and a prominent malacologist, his entire collection of 
Antillean land mollusks, comprising approximately 400,000 
specimens. The bulk of the collection is the result of expedi- 
tions to the Antilles made by Mr. Henderson and his assistants 
for the sole purpose of visiting unexplored or little known 
regions, or for collecting specimens in the identical localities 
from which the original types were obtained. 

Dr. H. A. Prispry has recently been elected a Corresponding 
Member of the Zoological Society of London. 


PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 


THe Pxiiocene Motiusca oF GREAT Brirarn. By F. W. 
Harmer (Palaeontographical Society, Vol. I, parts 3 and 4, pp. 
303-483, plates 33-44, 1918 and 1919). This completes Vol. I. 
Part 1 was published in 1914 and part 2 in 1915, the whole 
being supplementary to S. V. Wood’s Monograph of the Crag 
Mollusca. It brings the subject up to date and adds much to 
our knowledge of the distribution of some of the American 
species in Pliocene times. Aside from some of the species 
which are circumpolar in distribution, Sipho pygmaea, Bela bi- 
carinata, a var. of Eupleura caudata, Turritella erosa and Nassa 
trivittata are also recorded from the pliocene and pleistocene of 
Great Britain. Part IV contains the title page and index to 
the volume.—C. W. J. 


Post-GLaciAL MoLLuscA FROM THE MARLS OF CENTRAL ILI- 
nois. By Frank C. Baker (Jour. of Geol., Vol. 26, pp. 659- 
671, 1918). 


On Some Tertiary Fossits FROM Pripitor IsLANpbs. By 
W. H. Dall (Jour. Washington Acad. Sci., Vol. 9, 1919). 
The collection of some 47 species made by Mr. G. Dallas 
Hanna, is of interest as linking up the age of the strata with 
the beach deposits at Nome which are referred to the late 
Pliocene. 


THE NAUTILUS, XXXII. PLATE I. 


SNOWBANKS IN AUGUST—GODDARD PASS, SIERRA NEVADA. 
NINETY ABOVE IN JANUARY—TWIN CACTI CAMP, ARIZONA. 


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BAKER: GILLIA AND AMNICOLA. 


THE NAUTILUS, XXXII. PLATE III 


JOHNSON: FUNDELLA CANDEANA D'ORBIGNY 


THE NAUTILUS, XXXII. PLATE IV. 


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1-6. W. F. CLAPP: A NEW PRIOTROCHATELLA. 
7. PAUL BARTSCH : BULIMULUS (PROTOGLYPTUS) BRUNOI ® 5 


PLATE V. 


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BAKER: ON PLANORBIS. 
NENIA COOK! PILSBRY. 


OPISTHOSIPHON BERRYI W. F. 


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BRYANT WALKER: PHILIPPINE VIVIPARIDA. 


THE NAUTILUS, XXXII. PLATE Ix. 


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BRYANT WALKER: PHILIPPINE VIVIPARIDA. 


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